mimic

== English == === Alternative forms === mimick (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪm.ɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪmɪk === Verb === mimic (third-person singular simple present mimics, present participle mimicking, simple past and past participle mimicked) (transitive) To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. (biology, transitive) To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:imitate ==== Translations ==== === Noun === mimic (plural mimics) A person who practices mimicry; especially: A mime. A comic who does impressions. Synonym: impressionist An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator. An imitation. (fantasy, roleplaying games) A fictional monster able to disguise itself as an inanimate object, commonly a treasure chest, often with the intent of luring adventurers into a trap. ==== Synonyms ==== mimicker ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === mimic (not comparable) Pertaining to mimicry; imitative. Mock, pretended. (mineralogy) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === mime mimicable mimicry === Further reading === “mimic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “mimic”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mimique. === Adjective === mimic m or n (feminine singular mimică, masculine plural mimici, feminine/neuter plural mimice) mimic ==== Declension ====