mimicry
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"Children are incredible imitators. Mimicry paves the way to their further development. Imitation is the start of the cultural process toward becoming human," says Markus Paulus.
From Science Daily • Sep. 27, 2023
Mimicry websites use the logo, name and photo of real venues — cybersquatting — to sell fake or secondary market tickets.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023
Mimicry and camouflage are aposematic defense mechanisms that give these animals a survival advantage over others that do not have these mechanisms.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Mimicry is his signature, using his expressive face and, in this show, his squeaky voice, to embody a character.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2017
Mimicry, they argue, is also one of the means by which we infect each other with our emotions.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing mimicry
Ecology - Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems - Introductory
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Evolutionary Biology - Natural Selection - Middle School
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Evolutionary Biology - Adaptation
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