autotomy
English Thesaurus
1. spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack (noun.act)
| derivation | : | autotomise, autotomize, |
| definition | : | cause a body part to undergo autotomy (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | autotomic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to autotomy (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | autotomise, autotomize, |
| definition | : | cause a body part to undergo autotomy (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | autotomic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to autotomy (adj.pert) |
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