Mimic

a.	1.
	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.
	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 beetle (Zool.) a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of Hister and allied genera.
n.	1.	One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.
v. t.	1.	To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie. - Dryden.
	2.	(Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.

Noun	1.	mimic - someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) Synonyms: mimicker
Verb	1.	mimic - imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" Synonyms: mime
Adj.	1.	mimic - constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison

(language)

MIMIC - An early language designed by J.H. Andrews of the NIH in 1967 for solving engineering problems such as differential equations that would otherwise have been done on an analog computer. ["MIMIC, An Alternative Programming Language for Industrial Dynamics, N.D. Peterson, Socio-Econ Plan Sci. 6, Pergamon 1972].

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