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Definitions of mimicry in various dictionaries:
noun - the act of mimicking
noun - the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects
The act, practice, or art of mimicking.
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| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows off some animal footage on the monitor.) The Greek for "imitator" gave us this term for the camouflage ability the octopus is exhibiting here |
| In the Batesian type of this, aka imitation, an organism evolves to look like a more noxious one so it's left alone |
| The viceroy butterfly looking like the monarch is:(A) mimicry(B) puppetry(C) chicory(D) rabbitry |
| It's the imitative behavior of talking parrots or of harmless snakes taking on the colors of venomous ones |
| A species of octopus is named for this trait, it can make itself resemble other animals, like a sea snake or lionfish |
| In the Batesian type of this, aka imitation, an organism evolves to look like a more noxious one so it's left alone |
| An example of this imitative process is when nontoxic butterflies evade predators by resembling toxic varieties |
| 7-letter term for the imitation by harmless insect species of poisonous ones to fool predators |
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| The action or skill of imitating someone or something, especially in order to entertain or ridicule. |
| the action or skill of imitating someone or something, especially in order to entertain or ridicule. |
| the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects provides concealment and protection from predators |
| the act of mimicking imitative behavior |
| The act, practice, or art of mimicking. |
| An instance of mimicking. |
| Biology The resemblance of one organism to another or to an object in its surroundings for concealment and protection from predators. |
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| In evolutionary biology, mimicry is a similarity of one organism, usually an animal, to another that has evolved because the resemblance is selectively favoured by the behaviour of a shared signal receiver that can respond to both. Mimicry may evolve between different species, or between individuals of the same species. Often, mimicry evolves to protect a species from predators, making it an antipredator adaptation. The resemblances that evolve in mimicry can be in appearance, behaviour, sound or scent. Mimicry may be to the advantage of both organisms that share a resemblance, in which case it is a mutualism, or mimicry can be to the detriment of one, making it parasitic or competitive. Mimicry occurs when a group of organisms, the mimics, evolve to share perceived characteristics with another group, the models. The evolutionary convergence between groups is driven by the selective action of a signal-receiver or dupe. Birds, for example, use sight to identify palatable insects, whilst |