MIMICRY


Meaning of MIMICRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmi-mi-krē ]

noun

( plural -ries )

Date: 1671

1.

a. : an instance of mimicking

b. : the action, practice, or art of mimicking

2. : a superficial resemblance of one organism to another or to natural objects among which it lives that secures it a selective advantage (as protection from predation)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.