autotomy
13 points
English
8 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: North American word list
Definitions
noun
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
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Word forms
plural autotomies
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Anagrams
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