Associations to the word «Autotomy»
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Wiktionary
AUTOTOMY, noun. (chiefly zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.
Dictionary definition
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.
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