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auto-mimicry

auto-mimicry is the alternative form of automimicry.

Meaning of automimicry

Noun

automimicry (plural automimicries)

  1. The advantage gained by some members of a species from their resemblance to others of the same species. Males of many bees and wasps, although defenseless, are protected from predators by their resemblance to females that are equipped with stingers.

Forms of auto-mimicry

pluralauto-mimicries

Origin of auto-mimicry

From auto- + mimicry.

Questions about auto-mimicry

What is auto-mimicry the alternative form of?
Auto-mimicry is the alternative form of automimicry.

Words near auto-mimicry in the dictionary

  1. auto-injector
  2. auto-injectors
  3. auto-intoxication
  4. auto-lube
  5. auto-mimicries
  6. auto-mimicry
  7. auto-off
  8. auto-Orientalism
  9. auto-oxidation
  10. auto-pen
  11. auto-plagiarism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: auto-mimicry (page history and authors); automimicry (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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