mimicry
noun
(plural
mimicries
)
the action or art of
imitating
someone or something, typically in order to
entertain
or
ridicule
:
物まね, 模倣, まねること
e.g.
the word was spoken with gently teasing mimicry
e.g.
a playful mimicry of the techniques of realist writers.
Biology
the
close
external
resemblance
of an
animal
or
plant
(or part of one) to another
animal
,
plant
, or
inanimate
object
. See also
Batesian mimicry
,
Müllerian mimicry
.