mimicry

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Etymology

From mimic + -ry.

Pronunciation

• (British, America, Canada, Australia) IPA: /ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹi/, /ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹɪ/

Noun

mimicry

1. An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance of someone or something else.

   They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me.

   When animal mimicry goes really wrong they don't just look like something that a predator would ignore, they look like lunch.

Translations

• French: mimétisme, mimique
• German: Mimikry, Nachahmung
• Italian: mimetismo, scimmiottatura, scimmiottamento, mimica, (zoology, botany) mimetizzazione
• Portuguese: mímica, mimetismo (biology)
• Russian: подража́ние

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