Mimicry
mimicry (?), n. 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.
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