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Mimicking — Mimic Mim ic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mimicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mimicking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. [1913 Webster] The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mimicking Birds — Origin Portland, Oregon, United States Genres Indie rock, indie folk Labels Glacial Pace Recordings Members … Wikipedia
mimicking — mim·ic· || mɪmɪk n. pantomimist; one who is clever at imitation v. imitate, copy or resemble closely; imitate in an offensive manner, ape adj. imitative, simulated; being a reproduction; of the nature of mimicry … English contemporary dictionary
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adrenocorticomimetic — Mimicking or producing effects similar to adrenocortical function. [adrenal + cortex + G. mimetikos, imitating] * * * ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·mi·met·ic .kȯrt i (.)kō mə met ik, mī adj simulating the action of hormones of the adrenal cortex in… … Medical dictionary
nicotinomimetic — Mimicking the action of nicotine … Medical dictionary
vagomimetic — Mimicking the action of the efferent fibers of the vagus nerve. * * * va·go·mi·met·ic (va″go mĭ metґik) having an effect which resembles that produced by vagal stimulation … Medical dictionary
mimicry — /mim ik ree/, n., pl. mimicries. 1. the act, practice, or art of mimicking. 2. Biol. the close external resemblance of an organism, the mimic, to some different organism, the model, such that the mimic benefits from the mistaken identity, as… … Universalium
Anorexia nervosa (differential diagnoses) — For other uses, see Anorexia nervosa (disambiguation). Anorexia Nervosa Classification and external resources ICD 10 F50.0 F50.1 … Wikipedia
Spider — Taxobox name = Spiders image width = 250px image caption = an Orb weaver spider, Family: Araneidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Chelicerata classis = Arachnida ordo = Araneae ordo authority = Clerck, 1757 diversity link =… … Wikipedia
