autotomy meaning

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autotomy (noun): 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.

Definition of autotomy

  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

    Type of: removal

    Related forms: autotomic, autotomize

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AU · words ending in MY · 8-letter words

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