{ Mim″ic (?), Mim″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. mimicus, Gr. �, fr. � mime: cf. F. mimique. See Mime.]
1. Imitative; mimetic.
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.
☞ Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative.
Mimic beetle(Zoöl.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of Hister and allied genera.