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noun
tail autotomy, the defensive technique used by some animals (especially some lizards) of shedding their tail to escape a predator
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a tail autotomy event
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
From tail + shedding.
