Autotomy

/ɔːˈtɒtəmi/

Synonyms for "autotomy" (4 found)

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Noun(1 words)

Noun(1 words)

segmental shedding

Noun(2 words)

self amputationself amputation mechanism

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5 relation types

6 entries

anatomical processbiological processdefense behaviorevolutionary adaptationremotion removal

2 entries

caudal autotomylimb autotomy

6 entries

caudal autotomydefense autotomylimb autotomypredation autotomystarfish autotomytail autotomy

1 entries

2 entries

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She has dropped it by autotomy, like the tail or claw of a fleeing lizard, lobster, or starfish.

Source: wiktionary