apery(n = noun.act) mimicry - the act of mimicking; imitative behavior;
is a kind of impersonation, personation
has particulars: mockery, parody, takeoff
Derived form verb ape₁

1.  A place where apes are kept. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]

2.  The practice of aping; an apish action. Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

apery, n. (pl. -ies)
1 mimicry.
2 an ape-house.