autotomy 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
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
Hypernym
removal 1
noun
the act of removing
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
autotomic 1
adjective
of or relating to autotomy
EnglishDerivationally related form
autotomic 1
adjective
of or relating to autotomy
autotomize 1
verb
cause a body part to undergo autotomy
