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Mimicry
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mimicry'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mimicry.html. 1828.