1. apery, mimicry -- (the act of mimicking; imitative behavior)
2. mimicry -- (the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators)
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The art of mimicry or imitation. - from The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Vatsyayana
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The spry rattle had run on in the same vein of mimicry but for some larum in the antechamber. - from Ulysses by James Joyce