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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

To resemble by biological mimicry

mimic (transitive verb)
4 : to resemble by biological mimicry
[M-W's Col. Dic.]

What is "biological mimicry"?

ape (transitive verb)
to copy closely but often clumsily and ineptly
[M-W's Col. Dic.]

I don't understand the "but" part. Could you please guide me on this? Thanks.

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Jackson
  

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-- One animal looking like another one: I don't understand the "but" part. -- The dictionary means that 'ape' means 'copy closely' and often 'copy closely clumsily and ineptly'.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- One animal looking like another one: I don't understand the "but" part.
  • -- The dictionary means that 'ape' means 'copy closely' and often 'copy closely clumsily and ineptly'.
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What is "biological mimicry"?-- One animal looking like another one:

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