2. (Biol.) Characterized by mimicry; - - applied to animals and plants;
as, mimetic species; mimetic organisms. See Mimicry.
Mim"e*tism (?), n. [From Gr. &?; to mimic.] (Biol.) Same as Mimicry.
Mim"e*tite (?), n. [Gr. &?; an imitator. So called because it resembles
pyromorphite.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish
hexagonal crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.
{ Mim"ic (?), Mim"ic*al (?), } a. [L. mimicus, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; mime:
cf. F. mimique. See Mime.]