mimicry meaning
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[ˈmɪm.ɪk.ɹi] WMimicry
- In evolutionary biology, mimicry is a similarity of one species to another which protects one or both; in the case of prey species, it is a class of antipredator adaptation. This similarity can be in appearance, behaviour, sound, scent or location.
- Mimicry occurs when a group of organisms, the mimics, evolve to share common perceived characteristics with another group, the models. The evolution is driven by the selective action of a signal-receiver or dupe.
- The model is usually another species except in cases of automimicry. The deceived signal-receiver is typically another organism, such as the common predator of two species.
- NounPLmimicries
- 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.
- the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else.
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Grammatically, this word "mimicry" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.