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{ Mim"ic (?), Mim"ic*al (?), } a. [L. mimicus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; mime: cf. F. mimique. See Mime.]
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1. Imitative; mimetic.
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Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes
To imitate her. Milton.
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Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. W. Wotton.
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2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. “Mimic hootings.” Wordsworth.
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3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
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&hand_; Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative.
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Mimic beetle (Zo&ö;l.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of Hister and allied genera.
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Mim"ic, n. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke.
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Mim"ic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mimicked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mimicking.]
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1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.
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The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,
The habit mimic, and the mien belie. Dryden.
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2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.
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Syn. -- To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.
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