MIMICRY

n. Mi2m'i2k-ri2. Gr., pip^on? (from /ii^eiVflai, to mimic). Lat., mimesis. Imitation; simulation, [a, 48.] Protective m. Of an animal, its endowment with such resemblance to its surroundings as serves to conceal it more or le completely from its enemies, [a, 48.] [s. 785]