parrot (noun) | ape (noun) |
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usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds | any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all |
a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated | someone who copies the words or behavior of another |
person who resembles a nonhuman primate |
parrot (verb) | ape (verb) |
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repeat mindlessly | imitate uncritically and in every aspect |
represent in or produce a caricature of |