"mirror test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mirror tests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mirror test (plural mirror tests)
  1. A test to determine whether a non-human animal possesses the ability of self-recognition, carried out by introducing the animal to a mirror, painting a mark on the animal, and observing whether it touches the mark on its own body after seeing it in the mirror image. Wikipedia link: mirror test
    Sense id: en-mirror_test-en-noun-8PLLCi6D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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