'Mimicry' definitions:
Definition of 'mimicry'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: apery, mimicry]
noun
The resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators
Definition of 'Mimicry'
From: GCIDE
- Mimicry \Mim"ic*ry\, n.
- 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mimicry'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acting,
- aggressive mimicry,
- apery,
- aping,
- buffoonery,
- business,
- caricature,
- characterization,
- cryptic mimicry,
- dumb show,
- embodiment,
- enacting,
- enactment,
- gag,
- ham,
- hammy acting,
- hoke,
- hokum,
- imitation,
- impersonation,
- incarnation,
- masquerade,
- mimesis,
- mimicking,
- miming,
- mock,
- mockery,
- mummery,
- overacting,
- pantomime,
- pantomiming,
- parody,
- parrotry,
- patter,
- performance,
- performing,
- personation,
- personification,
- playacting,
- playing,
- playing possum,
- portrayal,
- posing,
- projection,
- protective coloration,
- representation,
- slapstick,
- stage business,
- stage directions,
- stage presence,
- stunt,
- synaposematic mimicry,
- taking a role