Mim"ic (?), Mim"ic*al (?), a. [L. mimicus, Gr. , fr. mime: cf. F. mimique. See Mime.]
1.
Imitative; mimetic.
Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes
To imitate her.
Milton.
Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical.
W. Wotton.
2.
Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures.
"
Mimic hootings."
Wordsworth.
3. Min.
Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative.
Mimic beetle Zool., 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.]
1.
To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.
The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,
The habit mimic, and the mien belie.
Dryden.
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.
Syn. -- To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.
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