mimical

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: mim=i=cal

CIDE DICTIONARY

mimical, a. [L. mimicus, Gr. , fr. mime: cf. F. mimique. See Mime.].

•  Imitative; mimetic.  [1913 Webster]

  "Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes
  To imitate her."  [1913 Webster]

  "Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical."  [1913 Webster]
•  Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures.  Wordsworth.  [1913 Webster]
•  Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.  [1913 Webster]

  " Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative."  [1913 Webster]

Mimic beetle (Zoöl.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of Hister and allied genera.