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mimicry
(encz) | mimicry,mimika n: Zdeněk Brož |
mimicry
(encz) | mimicry,mimikry Zdeněk Brož |
Mimicry
(gcide) | Mimicry \Mim"ic*ry\, n.
1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation
for sport or ridicule.
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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.
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mimicry
(wn) | mimicry
n 1: the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: apery,
mimicry]
2: the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to
natural objects; provides concealment and protection from
predators |
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stone mimicry plant
(encz) | stone mimicry plant, n: |
Mimicry
(gcide) | Mimicry \Mim"ic*ry\, n.
1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation
for sport or ridicule.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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stone mimicry plant
(wn) | stone mimicry plant
n 1: highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-
green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South
Africa [syn: living granite, living rock, {stone
mimicry plant}] |
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