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Meanings of mimicry in English

Russian
маскировка животных
Portuguese
imitação
Spanish
coloracion críptica
Catalan
mimetisme
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Evolved resemblance between an organism and another object or organism.

        Related terms
        маскировка животных
        Portuguese
        imitação
        Catalan
        mimetisme
        Spanish
        mimetismo

        The act of mimicking; imitative behavior.

              imitação
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              Examples for "apery"
              Examples for "apery"
              1
              There was nothing original as yet discoverable in him; nothing to deliver him from the poor imitative apery in which he imagined himself a poet.
              Sir Gibbie
              2
              Zeta(3) or Apery constant to 2000 places.
              Miscellaneous Mathematical Constants
              Usage of mimicry in English
              1
              Background: Facial mimicry is crucial in the recognition of others' emotional state.
              Pubmed
              2
              The young apes refought the battle in mimicry of their mighty elders.
              Jungle Tales of Tarzan
              3
              Dog, Locrians' wooden; Worship of, by Egyptians; power of mimicry in a.
              Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
              4
              The first form, which is better studied, is known as Batesian mimicry.
              The Guardian
              5
              You'd think her hardwiring rendered her incapable of any serious Trump mimicry.
              The Guardian
              6
              Our results support the existence of mimicry between HLA-B27 antigens and bacteria.
              Pubmed
              7
              In a strange mimicry of Sasha's position, Keenan dropped to the floor.
              Wicked lovely
              8
              Molecular mimicry of host proteins by pathogens can lead to autoimmune disease.
              Pubmed
              9
              Elaine's mimicry was so perfect that Olympias herself joined in the laugh.
              A Forgotten Hero / Not for Him
              10
              In fact, these opinions were not formed by reason, but by mimicry.
              Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the pri...
              11
              This applies to the protective colours, warning colours, mimicry, etc., of insects.
              The Story of Evolution
              12
              Even among plants a few instances of true mimicry have been observed.
              Falling in Love; With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Sci...
              13
              Never before were such marked originality and such exquisite, mimicry found together.
              Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
              14
              History repeats itself, it is true, but history will not bear mimicry.
              The Coming of the Friars
              15
              By her tweens, Margaret excelled at mimicry and was witty and sharp.
              News.com.au
              16
              Even Dobbin would shoot out a sudden peal at the boy's mimicry.
              Vanity Fair
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              Mimicry through the time
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