The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The
habit mimic, and the mien belie. --Dryden.
2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of
a totally different nature, or some surrounding object),
as a means of protection or advantage.
Syn: To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.
Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate
her. --Milton.
Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. --W.
Wotton.
2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as,
mimic gestures. ``Mimic hootings.'' --Wordsworth.
3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other
forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble
simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
Note: Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and
is less dignified than imitative.
{Mimic beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a beetle that feigns death when
disturbed, esp. the species of {Hister} and allied genera.