{ Mim"ic (?), Mim"ic*al (?), } a. [L. mimicus, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; mime: cf. F. mimique. See Mime.]

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. "Mimic hootings." Wordsworth.

3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.

&fist; Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative.

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