mimicry
/ˈmɪmɪkri/
noun
- The act or skill of imitating someone or something, especially for humor or deception.
- His mimicry of the boss had everyone in stitches.
- The parrot's mimicry of human speech is astonishing.
- Mimicry is a common defense mechanism in the animal world.
- In biology, the close external resemblance of an animal or plant to another animal, plant, or inanimate object, for protection or other advantage.
- Some orchids use mimicry to attract insects for pollination.
- Mimicry helps harmless snakes avoid predators by resembling venomous ones.
- The butterfly uses mimicry to look like a poisonous species.
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