autotomy

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  1. noun The spontaneous casting off of a limb or other body part, such as the tail of certain lizards or the claw of a lobster, especially when the organism is injured or under attack.

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  1. Greek αὐτός, self, + -τομία, < ταμεῑν, cut.
 

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