Mimicry
noun
The action or skill of imitating someone or something, especially to entertain or ridicule.
She has a great talent for mimicry, entertaining kids with her imitations of various cartoon characters.
noun
The action or art of copying or imitating something, to deceive or protect.
In the animal kingdom, mimicry is often used as a survival strategy to discourage predators.
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Academic
noun
The close resemblance of an animal or plant to another species or to natural objects, providing concealment and protection.
Some insects use mimicry to resemble leaves or twigs as a way of hiding from their predators.
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noun
The action of using similar signals to ones used by other animals or people, to trick them.
Bees often perform floral mimicry to attract pollinators.
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Academic
noun
The action or skill of imitating someone or something, especially to entertain or ridicule.
She has a great talent for mimicry, entertaining kids with her imitations of various cartoon characters.
noun
The action or art of copying or imitating something, to deceive or protect.
In the animal kingdom, mimicry is often used as a survival strategy to discourage predators.
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The close resemblance of an animal or plant to another species or to natural objects, providing concealment and protection.
Some insects use mimicry to resemble leaves or twigs as a way of hiding from their predators.
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The action of using similar signals to ones used by other animals or people, to trick them.
Bees often perform floral mimicry to attract pollinators.
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Entertainment Use
Mimicry for fun often involves exaggerating features to make people laugh.
Her mimicry of the teacher's quirks drew giggles from the class.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Funny
Mimicry can offend if used to mock someone in a hurtful way.
Mimicry that ridicules someone's accent could be seen as disrespectful.
Pro Tip 1/2Entertainment Use
Mimicry for fun often involves exaggerating features to make people laugh.
Her mimicry of the teacher's quirks drew giggles from the class.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Funny
Mimicry can offend if used to mock someone in a hurtful way.
Mimicry that ridicules someone's accent could be seen as disrespectful.
Pro Tip 1/2Entertainment Use
Mimicry for fun often involves exaggerating features to make people laugh.
Her mimicry of the teacher's quirks drew giggles from the class.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Funny
Mimicry can offend if used to mock someone in a hurtful way.
Mimicry that ridicules someone's accent could be seen as disrespectful.
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The Killer Rat with...
Yeah, I think it looks a bit like a porcupine. It does, yeah. But there's no kind of, it's not happened by chance. That has it? It's done that on purpose. It's evolved to look like that because often animals which are seemingly harmless, will evolve to look like animals, which are seemingly not so harmless and it's example of Batesian mimicry. So they're mimicking animals that
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Why can parrots talk? -...
and have individualized contact calls that help them stand out. Yellow-naped Amazon parrots, on the other hand, forage in smaller groups that learn and share highly similar contact calls. This need for sophisticated mimicry may partially explain why yellow-naped Amazons
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Seven Superpowered...
this power of mimicry allows the crested horn shark to infiltrate port jackson shark territory searching for eggs to steal though they look really similar the crested horn shark is actually one of the most common predators of port jackson shark eggs but like i said
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12 sustainable design...
it's not a slavish mimicry; it's taking the design principles, the genius of the natural world, and learning something from it. Now, in a group with so many IT people, I do have to mention what I'm not going to talk about, and that is that your field
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Why is yawning...
in a person nearby that has observed the act. Once this reflex is triggered, it must run its course. Have you ever tried to stop a yawn once it has begun? Basically impossible! Another physiological hypothesis is known as non-conscious mimicry,
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Animal Danger! Cheetah...
mother cheetah sees danger she lets out a deep growl I tried to do the same the Cubs responded by crouching still prepared for a sudden - to safety I was so relieved to see that my mimicry worked with taki and sambal it meant
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The sneakiest tricksters...
The leaf-tailed gecko and the octopus fool viewers by blending into the surfaces on which they rest. Other animals use mimicry to protect themselves. Harmless scarlet kingsnakes have evolved red, yellow, and black patterns
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Watch Koko the Gorilla...
look there are stars can you find the eyes in this picture those are the eyes critics of a plan which studies claim that the animals are not creating true language that it is merely mimicry or
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Learning a new language...
one of sort of hit-and-miss mimicry made much much more difficult by by the fact that I'm basically half deaf so I want to show you what happens okay so in visit to this I'm in a supermarket
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Budgie Talks To Owner To...
mimicry isn't as unnatural as it seems wild parakeets mimic each other and each family learns their own distinct calls
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The Killer Rat with...
Yeah, I think it looks a bit like a porcupine. It does, yeah. But there's no kind of, it's not happened by chance. That has it? It's done that on purpose. It's evolved to look like that because often animals which are seemingly harmless, will evolve to look like animals, which are seemingly not so harmless and it's example of Batesian mimicry. So they're mimicking animals that
Video examples
Why can parrots talk? -...
and have individualized contact calls that help them stand out. Yellow-naped Amazon parrots, on the other hand, forage in smaller groups that learn and share highly similar contact calls. This need for sophisticated mimicry may partially explain why yellow-naped Amazons
Video examples
Seven Superpowered...
this power of mimicry allows the crested horn shark to infiltrate port jackson shark territory searching for eggs to steal though they look really similar the crested horn shark is actually one of the most common predators of port jackson shark eggs but like i said
Video examples
12 sustainable design...
it's not a slavish mimicry; it's taking the design principles, the genius of the natural world, and learning something from it. Now, in a group with so many IT people, I do have to mention what I'm not going to talk about, and that is that your field
Video examples
Why is yawning...
in a person nearby that has observed the act. Once this reflex is triggered, it must run its course. Have you ever tried to stop a yawn once it has begun? Basically impossible! Another physiological hypothesis is known as non-conscious mimicry,
Video examples
Animal Danger! Cheetah...
mother cheetah sees danger she lets out a deep growl I tried to do the same the Cubs responded by crouching still prepared for a sudden - to safety I was so relieved to see that my mimicry worked with taki and sambal it meant
Video examples
The sneakiest tricksters...
The leaf-tailed gecko and the octopus fool viewers by blending into the surfaces on which they rest. Other animals use mimicry to protect themselves. Harmless scarlet kingsnakes have evolved red, yellow, and black patterns
Video examples
Watch Koko the Gorilla...
look there are stars can you find the eyes in this picture those are the eyes critics of a plan which studies claim that the animals are not creating true language that it is merely mimicry or
Video examples
Learning a new language...
one of sort of hit-and-miss mimicry made much much more difficult by by the fact that I'm basically half deaf so I want to show you what happens okay so in visit to this I'm in a supermarket
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Budgie Talks To Owner To...
mimicry isn't as unnatural as it seems wild parakeets mimic each other and each family learns their own distinct calls
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Neeraj Kabi
Indian Actor
Adopting mannerisms is called mimicry. That is not a good way to do things. You don't start to imitate somebody, the way he walks and talks, that is a very irrelevant element of acting.
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Al Pacino
American Actor
Jamie Foxx does a good rendition of me. It's a real gift, mimicry of that kind, the tonal thing. It's sort of like having a talent for playing an instrument.
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Greg Iles
American Novelist
It's too easy to unconsciously echo another novelist's voice while reading fiction, a habit of mimicry I probably picked up as a musician.
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Karen Salmansohn
American Author
Our built-in human system for mimicry explains why we humans can transfer our good and bad moods to each other - if we aren't careful!
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Suraj Venjaramood
Indian Actor
Initially my father was not very happy with the mimicry stuff, but when he saw that it was giving me direction he had no problems.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
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Sushant Singh Rajput
Indian Actor
There is a very thin line dividing characterisation from impersonation. I've to make sure I don't cross over into mimicry.
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Kalabhavan Mani
Indian Actor
A mimicry artiste should be spontaneous and he should be able to crack jokes on the spot.
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Norman MacCaig
Scottish Poet
I said I have no powers of invention. Well, I also have no powers of mimicry.
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Lena Waithe
American Actress
With success always comes mimicry.
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Neeraj Kabi
Indian Actor
Adopting mannerisms is called mimicry. That is not a good way to do things. You don't start to imitate somebody, the way he walks and talks, that is a very irrelevant element of acting.
Quote examples
Al Pacino
American Actor
Jamie Foxx does a good rendition of me. It's a real gift, mimicry of that kind, the tonal thing. It's sort of like having a talent for playing an instrument.
Quote examples
Greg Iles
American Novelist
It's too easy to unconsciously echo another novelist's voice while reading fiction, a habit of mimicry I probably picked up as a musician.
Quote examples
Karen Salmansohn
American Author
Our built-in human system for mimicry explains why we humans can transfer our good and bad moods to each other - if we aren't careful!
Quote examples
Suraj Venjaramood
Indian Actor
Initially my father was not very happy with the mimicry stuff, but when he saw that it was giving me direction he had no problems.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
Quote examples
Sushant Singh Rajput
Indian Actor
There is a very thin line dividing characterisation from impersonation. I've to make sure I don't cross over into mimicry.
Quote examples
Kalabhavan Mani
Indian Actor
A mimicry artiste should be spontaneous and he should be able to crack jokes on the spot.
Quote examples
Norman MacCaig
Scottish Poet
I said I have no powers of invention. Well, I also have no powers of mimicry.
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Lena Waithe
American Actress
With success always comes mimicry.
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