mimetic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis
    • a mimetic dance
    • the mimetic presentation of images
  2. adjective satellite exhibiting mimicry
    • mimetic coloring of a butterfly
    • the mimetic tendency of infancy"- R.W.Hamilton

WordNet

Mi*met"ic, Mi*met"ic*al (Also<
  • Mimetic
  • Mimetical
)
Etymology
Gr. , fr. to imitate.
Definitions
  1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative.
  2. (Biol.) Characterized by mimicry; -- applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic organisms. See Mimicry.

Webster 1913