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mimicry - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mimicry' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mimicry [ n.]
- The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
- Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.