Mimicry
Pronunciation : Mim"ic*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913