mimicry
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1 mimicry
The act of mimicking; imitative behavior.
synoniem: apery.
Roget 19: imitation; copying etc. v.; transcription; repetition, duplication, reduplication; quotation; reproduction; mimeograph, xerox, facsimile; ... meer laten zien
Roget 450a: absence of intellect, want of intellect etc. 450; imbecility etc. 499. brutality, brute force. instinct, brute instinct, stimulus-response loop, conditioned response, instinctive reaction, ... meer laten zien
Roget 530: camouflage; mimicry; hiding place; secret place, secret drawer; recess, hold, holes and corners; closet, crypt, adytum†, abditory†, oubliette. ambush, ... meer laten zien
2 mimicry
The resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators.
Nederlands: mimicry
Pools: mimetyzm, mimezja
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: acting, aggressive mimicry, apery, aping, buffoonery, business, caricature, characterization, cryptic mimicry, dumb show, embodiment, enacting, enactment, gag, ham, hammy acting, hoke, hokum, imitation, impersonation ... meer laten zien.
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