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spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
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Autotomy (from the Greek auto = "self-" and tomy = "severing") or self amputation is the act whereby an animal severs one of its own appendages, usually as a self-defence mechanism designed to elude a predator's grasp. Geckos and lizards that are captured by the tail will shed part of the tail structure and thus be able to flee. ...
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The shedding of part of the body in defence. eg)when a lizard sheds its tail.
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The ability of certain lower animals, such as lizards and starfish, to cast off injured body parts, such as the tail and, usually, to regenerate new ones (Morris 1992).
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The voluntary shedding of the body parts of animals, usually in defense. Autotomy of the tail is common in many lizards.
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