Mimicry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mimicry	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Mimicry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mimicry n the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: apery, mimicry] the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mimicry \Mim"ic*ry\, n. 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule. 2. (Biol.) Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.