mimetic vs parrot

mimetic

noun
  • Something mimetic or imitative. 

  • A substance with similar pharmacological effects to another substance. 

  • A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture. 

adj
  • Exhibiting mimesis. 

  • Imitative. 

parrot

noun
  • A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others. 

  • A transponder. 

  • A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae. 

verb
  • To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot. 

How often have the words mimetic and parrot occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )