mim·o·type \ˈmiməˌtīp\noun Etymology:mim- + type : a plant or animal resembling in many respects another from which it is systematically distinct and geographically isolated < the New World hummingbirds are mimotypes of the Old World sunbirds > • mim·o·typ·ic\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tipik\adjective