"auto-mimicry" meaning in All languages combined

See auto-mimicry on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: auto-mimicries [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + mimicry. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|mimicry}} auto- + mimicry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} auto-mimicry (countable and uncountable, plural auto-mimicries)
  1. Alternative form of automimicry Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: automimicry
    Sense id: en-auto-mimicry-en-noun-D5QP64zT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto-

Inflected forms

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