Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot can not only mimic people but also learn the meaning of words.
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Mimic
/ˈmɪm.ɪk/
Synonyms for "mimic" (260 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Noun(12 words)
actact a partact asact outactoractressantagonistapeapishappear likeapproachapproximatebad guybarnstormerbe likebe redolent ofbear resemblancebring to mindburlesquecall to mind
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call upcaricaturecaricaturistcharactercharacter actorcharacter mancharacter womanchild actorcome closecome nearcomparecompare withconformistcopiercopycopycat
Adjective(1 words)
childish aping
Strong matches (78)
Noun(23 words)
copycatscopycattingcopyingcopying ethicscopying practicecopying taskcopying textdelacroixduplicatingechoingemulateemulatoremulatorsfacsimileimitateimitation patternimitativeimitatorimitatorsimpersonator
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Verb(11 words)
copycattedemulate styleemulatedemulatingfacsimiledimitate actionimitatedimitatesimitatingimpersonatedimpersonating
Adjective(1 words)
generic pattern
Related words (130)
lampoonlook likemake fun ofmake-believemasquerademasquerade asmatchmatinee idolmimemimermimeticmimickermirrormockmockermockingbirdmonkeymonologistmummummer
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nearnearly reproducenot tell apartonomatopoeiconomatopoeticpantomimepantomimistparallelparodistparodyparrotpartake ofpasspass forpatternperformperformerpersonatephonyplagiaristplayplay a partplayactorplayerpoll-parrotpollypolly-parrotposepose asposeurpretend to bepretendedprotean actorreciterremind one ofrepresentreproduceresembleridiculerosciussatirizesavor ofseemseem likeshamsheepsimulatesimulatedsimulativesimulatorsmack ofsoubrettesound likestack upstack up withstage performerstage playerstoogestraight manstrollerstrolling playersuggesttaketake aftertake offtake off ontheatricalthespiantravestytrouperutility manvillain
Noun(30 words)
lookalikelyrebirdmeowsmimicsmimingmirror patternmore imitatedpantomimesparrotingparrotspastichepastichespattern designedpattern formingpattern taskspattern weeklyrepeaterreplicate readingsreplicate sampleresembling
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romanian simulashadowingsimulatedsimulated systemsimulatingspoofingsynthetictrace ofwriting stylezoo ape
Determiner(1 words)
more copying ethics
Adverb(1 words)
most copycat
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesMore specific
11 entriesCollocations
15 entriesBatesian mimicMullerian mimiclookalike speciesmimic a gesturemimic a patternmimic accuratelymimic behaviormimic designmimic displaymimic leavesmimic modelmimic patternmimic someone\'s voicemimicry techniquestage impersonator
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- имитатор noun (a person who practices mimicry, or mime)
Finnish
1 entries- miimikko noun (a person who practices mimicry, or mime)
Hebrew
1 entries- חקיין noun (a person who practices mimicry, or mime)
Irish
1 entries- aithriseoir noun (a person who practices mimicry, or mime)
Norman
1 entries- d'ganneux noun (a person who practices mimicry, or mime)
Portuguese
1 entries- mímico noun (a person who practices mimicry, or mime)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਸਾਂਗੀ noun (a person who practices mimicry, or mime)
Russian
2 entries- имита́тор noun (a person who practices mimicry, or mime)
- мим noun (a person who practices mimicry, or mime)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Sport is frankly mimic warfare.
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A parrot can mimic a person's voice.
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He began to mimic the speech and gait of persons in the street.
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