The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
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.
the act, practice, or art of mimicking
protective resemblance to the surroundings, i.e. lithops amongst quartz patches.
(mim´ ik ree) • The resemblance of one kind of organism to another, or to some inanimate object; serves the function of making the organism difficult to find, of discouraging potential enemies or of attracting potential prey. (See Batesian mimicry and Müllerian mimicry.)
Imitation of the size, shape or markings of eggs of another species. Mimicry occurs among some brood parasites, such as cuckoos.
The resemblance of an organism (the mimic) either to another organism or to a non-living object (the model), presumably conferring a benefit on the mimic in natural selection.
When an animal mimics, or copies the appearance of another animal in order to gain an advantage, like camouflage or a better defense. A good example is the marine fish, Mimic tang.
use of color and patterns to resemble another organism, usually for protection (i.e., the red, black and yellow patterning of the harmless king snake is meant to resemble the coloration of the deadly coral snake).
Act or art of copying or imitating closely; imitating slavishly or unintelligently.
the act of looking/acting like something else as a method of protection. Insects using mimicry can either mimic their surroundings so that they are less conspicuous, or deter predators by looking like something dangerous and/or distasteful.
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
The action of mocking someone by imitation. EXAMPLE: Pretending you are the teacher when she turns her back
An infection strategy in which a meme attempts to imitate the semiotics of another successful meme. Such as: pseudo-science (Creationism, UFOlogy); pseudo-rebelliousness (Heavy Metal); subversion by forgery (Situationist detournement). (GMG)
A phenomenon in which one species benefits by a superficial resemblance to an unrelated species. A predator or species of prey may gain a significant advantage through mimicry.
Imitating a harmful insect or plant to escape predators
superficial resemblance that some organisms exhibit to other organisms to secure protection or other advantage
the similarity in appearance of one species of animal to another that affords one or both protection; mimic: the organism that imitates the phenotype of another species
imitates a communication signal or appearance of another kind of organism
The similarity of two species for advantage.
the act by which a spider copies the shape of something else (ie: another animal or an inanimate object, such as a dead leaf)
A phenomenon in which an individual; gains an advantage by looking like the individuals of a different species.
resemblance of one species to another in order to mislead a third.
Mimicry is when two unrelated species have similar markings. Batesian mimicry is when a non-poisonous species has markings similar to a poisonous species and gains protection from this similarity. Since many predators have become sick from eating a poisonous animal, they will avoid any similar looking animals in the future. An example is the Viceroy which mimics the poisonous Monarch. Müllerian mimicry is when two poisonous species have similar markings; fewer insects need to be sacrificed in order to teach the predators not to eat these unpalatable animals. An example is the poisonous Queen butterfly which mimics the poisonous Monarch.