1) Animal anatomy 2) Remotion 3) Removal 4) Separation of a body part 5) Type of amputation
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The voluntary shedding of the body parts of animals, usually in defense. Autotomy of the tail is common in many lizards.
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Autotomy (from the Greek auto- `self-` and tome `severing`) or self amputation is the behaviour whereby an animal sheds or discards one or more of its own appendages, usually as a self-defense mechanism to elude a predator`s grasp or to distract the predator and thereby allow escape. The lost body part may be regenerated later. ==Vertebrates=...
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The ability of certain lower animals, such as lizards and starfish, to cast off injured body parts, such as the tail and, usually, to regenerate new ones (Morris 1992).
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The ability of most lizards to lose their tail. This is beneficial in lizards as it aids in escaping a predator. However, it can also be detrimental because the tail is where they store fat and it takes a lot of energy to re-grow (not all lizards can lose their tail, and those that do can only grow them back when the conditions are right).
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the ability of certain animals to release part of the body that has been grasped by an external agent. A notable example is found among lizards that ... [4 related articles]
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The act of casting off a body part as a means of escape; e.g., the limb of a crab or the tail of a lizard. ... Origin: auto-+ G. Tome, a cutting ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: aw-tot′ŏ-mē Definitions: 1. The act of casting off a body part as a means of escape; the limb of a crab or the tail of a lizard.
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Autotomy, or self-mutilation, is a defence mechanism employed by some animals, especially insects. Typically the animal will quickly shed a captured leg allowing the animal to escape a prey.
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the ability of some reptiles to grow back a lost limb.
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n] - spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
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autotomy, autotomic 1. The spontaneous casting off of a limb or other body part, such as the tail of certain lizards or the claw of a lobster, especially when the organism is injured or under attack. 2. The separation of a body part. 3. The self-amputation of a damaged or trapped appendage. 4. The performance of surgery upon oneself.
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The act of reflex self-mutilation by dropping appendages; unknown in the arachnids.
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noun spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
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Tail-loss, spontaneously or by reflex, often used as an escape mechanism.
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· separation of a body part. · self-amputation of a damaged or trapped appendage.
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