autotomize

English

Etymology

From autotomy +‎ -ize.

Verb

autotomize (third-person singular simple present autotomizes, present participle autotomizing, simple past and past participle autotomized)

  1. (transitive) To shed (a body part) by autotomy.

Derived terms

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