autotomy
Meaning of autotomy
noun
The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.
Information about autotomy
- It is a name.
- The plural form of autotomy is: autotomies.
- Languages in which autotomy is used:
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Hyphenation of autotomy
au-to-tomy
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- autotomy is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Translation of autotomy
- French: autotomie
- Spanish: autotomía, autoamputación
- Italian: autotomia, autoamputazione
- Portuguese: autotomia
Words that rhyme with autotomy
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