mimic
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin mimicus, from Ancient Greek μιμικός (mimikos, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mimos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪmɪk
[edit] Verb
mimic (third-person singular simple present mimics, present participle mimicking, simple past and past participle mimicked)
- To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- (biology) to take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.
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- See also Wikisaurus:imitate
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[edit] Noun
mimic (plural mimics)
[edit] Adjective
mimic (comparative more mimic, superlative most mimic)
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[edit] External links
- mimic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- mimic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911