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Webster 1913 Edition


Mimicry

Mim′ic-ry

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Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mimicry

MIM'ICRY

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Noun.
Ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.