mimicry

English Thesaurus

1. the act of mimicking; imitative behavior (noun.act)

hypernym	:	impersonation, personation,
definition	:	imitating the mannerisms of another person (noun.act)

hyponym	:	mockery, parody, takeoff,
definition	:	humorous or satirical mimicry (noun.act)

2. the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators (noun.act)

hypernym	:	imitation,
definition	:	copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else (noun.act)

3. the act of mimicking; imitative behavior (noun.act)

derivation	:	ape,
definition	:	imitate uncritically and in every aspect (verb.stative)

derivation	:	ape,
definition	:	imitate uncritically and in every aspect (verb.stative)