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MIM'IC
Imitative; mimetic.
Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. W. Wotton. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation;
imitated; as, mimic gestures.
"Mimic hootings."
Wordsworth. Imitative; characterized by
resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning
resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
* Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative. Mimic beetle (Zoöl.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of Hister and allied genera. One who imitates or
mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a
buffoon.
Burke. To imitate or ape for sport] to ridicule
by imitation.
The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, To assume a resemblance to
(some other organism of a totally different nature, or some
surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.
Syn. -- To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock. | ||||||||