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mimicry
noun
(mim-ic-ry)
the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
Synonyms:
apery
,
mimicry
noun
(mim-ic-ry)
the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators
Words Related to
mimicry
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apery
,
imitation
,
aping
,
impersonation
,
memorization
,
impression
,
batesian
,
vocalisation
,
imitator
,
cleverness
,
vocalization
,
flattery
,
caricature
,
ventriloquism
,
histrionics
,
clownlike
,
mannerisms
,
impersonations
,
slyness
,
mesmerism
,
gregariousness
,
prosody
,
attitudinizing
,
irrepressibility
,
ingratiation
,
archness
,
artlessness
,
metafiction
,
mentalism
,
glottal
,
anthropomorphism
,
improvisation
,
clownishness
,
chorography
,
stylisation
,
prestidigitation
,
inoffensiveness
,
inarticulateness
,
emotiveness
,
gesticulation
,
raillery
,
cunningness
,
staginess
,
juvenility
,
charlatanry
,
wryness
,
diabolism
,
drollery
,
mudras
,
epiphenomena
,
mischievousness
,
buffoonery
,
foolery
,
impishness
,
shtick
,
populariser
,
sycophancy
,
verbalization
,
malapropism
,
jolliness
,
provocativeness
,
showiness
,
wordplay
,
oneupmanship
,
tactlessness
,
crudities
,
emoting
,
unorthodoxy
,
nasal twang
,
devilry
,
audaciousness
,
dumbness
,
dissembling
,
dandyism
,
bedazzlement
,
playacting
,
chirpiness
,
kathakali
,
khayal
,
repetition
,
dilettantism
,
mimically
,
motherese
,
illusionism
,
wittiness
,
loquaciousness
,
preening
,
cantankerousness
,
nonverbal communication
,
onanism
,
idiosyncrasy
,
grotesquery
,
patter
,
conjuror
,
foppery
,
mutability
,
priggishness
,
vulgarization
,
loquacity
,
lugubriousness
,
mimicry
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