1) Act of aping 2) Apery 3) Camouflage 4) Copying 5) Imitation 6) Imitative behavior 7) Impersonation 8) Little specialty 9) Personation 10) The act of mimicking
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1) Ambush 2) Apery 3) Aping 4) Imitation
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- the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
- the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators
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Imitating a harmful insect or plant to escape predators
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In evolutionary biology, mimicry is a similarity of one species to another which protects one or both. This similarity can be in appearance, behaviour, sound, scent or location. Mimics are found in the same areas as their models. Mimicry occurs when a group of organisms, the mimics, evolve to share common perceived characteristics with another gro...
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• (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; i...
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A deceitful resemblance between different organisms.
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in biology, phenomenon characterized by the superficial resemblance of two or more organisms that are not closely related taxonomically. This ... [17 related articles]
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1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule. ... 2. <biology> 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; im...
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describes the ability of an animal to pretend it is another. This can be for defensive reasons, for example the False Cobra which is harmless but appears and behaves similarly to a genuine cobra. Mimicry can also be used offensively, for example by predators that look like their prey. Animals can mimic vocally as well, for example the Fork-Tailed D...
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Mim'ic·ry noun 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
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 charac...
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the adoption by one species of animal of the colour, habits or structure of another species to gain protection or camouflage. Mimicry is particularly common among insects.
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n] - the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects
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mimicry 1. The act, practice, or art of mimicking; an instance of mimicking. 2. The imitating of other people's voices, gestures, or appearance, often for comic effect. 3. Similarity of appearance in nature where the resemblance of a plant or animal to another species, or to a feature, of its natural surroundings; developed as protection from pre...
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A situation in which one individual or species has evolved or learned to be similar to another in appearance, behavior, or sound. For example, Brown Thrashers and Northern Mockingbirds imitate the songs of other bird species.
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the practice of mimicking or imitating.
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an adaptation in which an animal imitates another animal or object in order to avoid predators. Examples are a harmless animal that looks like a harmful one, or an animal that looks like a non-food item.
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to copy in order to protect from predators
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the circumstances whereby one species of organism resembles another.
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The similarity of two species for advantage.
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Imitation of one species (or group of species) by another. The most common form is Batesian mimicry (named after English naturalist H W Bates), where the mimic resembles a model that is poisonous or unpleasant to eat, and has aposematic, or warning, coloration; the mimic thus benefits from the fa...
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resemblance to a harmful or impalatable species
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close resemblance of one organism to another similar organism or to natural objects among which it lives for protection to the organism
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