Associations to the word «Mimicry»

Wiktionary

MIMICRY, noun. The act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else

Dictionary definition

MIMICRY, noun. The act of mimicking; imitative behavior.
MIMICRY, noun. The resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats