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autotomy

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  1. 1. n. 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 Source: wordnet
  2. 2. n. 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 Source: ecdict

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attackbodycastingclawinjuredlizardlobsterorganismpartremovalspontaneoustail

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autotelicautotelismautotheismautotheistautotomicautotomiseautotomizeautotomizedautotomizesautotomizingautotoxaemiaautotoxemia

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