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Noun: autotomy  o'tó-tu-mee
  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

Derived forms: autotomies

See also: autotomic, autotomize

Type of: remotion, removal

Encyclopedia: Autotomy

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