1.
[syn: apery, mimicry]
2. the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mimicry \Mim"ic*ry\, n.
1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation
for sport or ridicule.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Biol.) 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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mimicry
n 1: the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: apery,
mimicry]
2: the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to
natural objects; provides concealment and protection from
predators