mirror tests

A form of mirror test — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of mirror test
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