mimicry

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈmɪm.ɪk.ɹi/, SAMPA: /"mIm.Ik.r\i/

[edit] Noun

mimicry (plural mimicries)

  1. The act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else.
    They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me.
    When animal mimicry goes really wrong they don't just look like something that a predator would ignore, they look like lunch.

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