Synonyms for mimicry
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mim-ik-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪm ɪk ri |
Top 10 synonyms for mimicry Other synonyms for the word mimicry
Définition of mimicry
Origin :- 1680s, from mimic + -ry. Zoological sense is from 1861.
- noun mime
- noun impersonation
- But she brought nothing back except her mimicry of the man's manner.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- The children lie in ambush and fall upon one another in the mimicry of hunting.
- Extract from : « The Children » by Alice Meynell
- Let us take the cases of mimicry amongst lepidoptera and other insects.
- Extract from : « On the Genesis of Species » by St. George Mivart
- No fact of your letter has interested me more than that about mimicry.
- Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) » by Charles Darwin
- Terry's voice deepened in mimicry: "'No petticoats for mine!'"
- Extract from : « Terry » by Charles Goff Thomson
- The reason for this is, of course, that the resemblance in this instance cannot be a case of mimicry.
- Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
- Now, cabinet zoologists are never tired of writing about mimicry.
- Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
- He attacks with telling effect the fantastic Darwinian "Mimicry."
- Extract from : « At the Deathbed of Darwinism » by Eberhard Dennert
- The man was not only a very clever magician, but a master of mimicry.
- Extract from : « Cleek, the Master Detective » by Thomas W. Hanshew
- Notice the mimicry of the echo in the vowel sounds of the line.
- Extract from : « Lady of the Lake » by Sir Walter Scott
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