mimicry
/ˈmɪmɪkri/noun
उच्चारण मिमिक्री
नकल, अनुकरण, मिमिक्री
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the action or skill of being able to copy the voice, movements of others
नकल, अनुकरण, मिमिक्री
- His mimicry of famous actors made everyone laugh.
- The comedian's mimicry of the old ministers had the whole hall laughing.
- Her mimicry of the principal's voice was perfect.
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- The parrot's mimicry of human speech amazed the children.
- He earned applause for his mimicry of cricket commentators.
Synonyms imitation impersonation impression parody copying
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[U] biology
the fact of a plant or an animal looking like another plant or animal or like something else, as a form of protection
(जीव विज्ञान में) अनुहरण
- Some butterflies use mimicry to avoid birds.
- The stick insect uses mimicry to look like a twig and escape its enemies.
- The harmless snake survives through mimicry of a poisonous one.
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- Mimicry helps some insects hide from hungry birds.
- Students read about mimicry in animals in their biology book.
Synonyms camouflage disguise imitation
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mim·ic·ry
With -ic- and -ry (not 'mimickry'); but the verb forms mimicked and mimicking add k.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: mim-ic-ry, -ic- और अंत में -ry ('mimickry' गलत है); पर verb forms mimicked और mimicking में k जुड़ता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who copies others' voices for entertainment is a mimic or impersonator; a person who copies another's writing and claims it as his own a plagiarist.
मनोरंजन के लिए दूसरों की आवाज़ की नकल करने वाला mimic या impersonator; दूसरे का लेखन नकल कर अपना बताने वाला plagiarist।
General knowledge
Science: the chameleon changes colour (camouflage); the viceroy butterfly copies the monarch (mimicry).
विज्ञान में गिरगिट रंग बदलता है (camouflage); viceroy तितली monarch की नकल करती है (mimicry)।