mimetical

  • 1Mimetical — Mimetic Mi*met ic (?; 277), Mimetical Mi*met ic*al, [Gr. ?, fr. ? to imitate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Characterized by mimicry; applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species;… …

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  • 2mimetical — a. See mimetic …

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  • 3mimetical — mimetˈic or mimetˈical /mim or mīm / adjective 1. Imitative 2. Mimic 3. Of, relating to or displaying mimicry, mimesis or miming • • • Main Entry: ↑mime …

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  • 4Mimetic — Mi*met ic (?; 277), Mimetical Mi*met ic*al, [Gr. ?, fr. ? to imitate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Characterized by mimicry; applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic… …

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  • 7mimetic — (adj.) 1630s, having an aptitude for mimicry, from Gk. mimetikos imitative, good at imitating, from mimetos, verbal adjective of mimeisthai to imitate. Originally of persons, attested of animals or plants from 1851. Related: Mimetical (1610s);… …

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  • 8mimetic — a.; (also mimetical) Imitative, mimic …

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  • 9mimic — I. a.; (also mimical) 1. Imitative, mimetic, mimetical. 2. Imitated. II. v. a. Ape, imitate, mock, counterfeit. III. n. Mime …

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