mimicry

3 definitions found

mimicry - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

mimicry - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mimicry
      n 1: the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: apery,
           mimicry]
      2: the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to
         natural objects; provides concealment and protection from
         predators

mimicry - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "mimicry":
     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