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Mimicry

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Noun

1. apery, mimicry

the act of mimicking; imitative behavior

2. mimicry

the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mimicry

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noun plural -ries
1. 
the act or art of copying or imitating closely; mimicking
2. 
the resemblance shown by one animal species, esp an insect, to another, which protects it from predators

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Mimicry

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nounWord forms: plural ˈmimicries
1. 
the practice or art, or an instance or way, of mimicking
2. 
close resemblance, in color, form, or behavior, of one organism to another or to some object in its environment, as of some insects to the leaves or twigs of plants: it serves to disguise or conceal an organism from a predator or prey

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mimicry

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n. pl. mim·ic·ries
1.
a. The act, practice, or art of mimicking.
b. An instance of mimicking.
2. Biology The resemblance of one organism to another or to an object in its surroundings for concealment and protection from predators.

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