The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Apery \Ap"er*y\, n.; pl. Aperies. 1. A place where apes are kept. [R.] --Kingsley. [1913 Webster] 2. The practice of aping; an apish action. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
apery n 1: the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: apery, mimicry]