Search results for 'mimic':

mimic verb (mimicked, mimicking) 1 to imitate someone or something, especially for comic effect. 2 to copy. 3 to simulate. 4 biol to resemble something closely, especially as a defense mechanism. noun 1 someone who is skilled at imitating other people, especially in a comic manner. 2 biol a plant or animal displaying mimicry. adj 1 imitative. 2 mock or sham. mimicker noun. mimicry noun (mimicries) 1 the skill or practice of mimicking. 2 biol the close resemblance of one animal or plant species to another species, or to a non-living feature of its natural environment, which protects it from predators or enables it to deceive its prey.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin mimicus imitative, from Greek mimikos, from mimos imitator.