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n. The act, practice, or art of mimicking.

n. An instance of mimicking.

n. Biology The resemblance of one organism to another or to an object in its surroundings for concealment and protection from predators.

n. the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else

n. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.

n. 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.

n. The act of imitating in speech, manner, or appearance; mockery by imitation; simulation.

n. An imitation; that which imitates or simulates.

n. In zoology, the simulation of something else in form or color, etc.; mimesis.

n. the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators

n. the act of mimicking; imitative behavior

"“Sleepy, sleepy,” she twittered in mimicry of drowsy birds."

imitation   

müllerian mimicry    batesian mimicry    aggressive mimicry   

imitation    mimesis    mimetism   

gimmickry   

caricature    parody    pantomime    irony    travesty    satire    farce    mockery    grimace    oratory