Thesaurus: mimicry

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1. n. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
2. n. 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.
3. n. the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
4. n. the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators
5. 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule. 2. (Biol.) 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.
6. Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animalsand plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the naturalobjects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves astheir chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis;mimetism.
7. j:10/n:90 n. the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators