| 单词 | autotomy |
| 释义 | autotomy (once / 2954828 pages) n WORD FAMILY autotomy: autotomise, autotomize USAGE EXAMPLESThis process of self-amputation is known as autotomy and spiders commonly regenerate the missing limb in their next moult. BBC(Oct 31, 2013) This process is called “autotomy”, and in animals like starfish, sometimes you can get full regeneration of the limb. Scientific American(Oct 15, 2012) Such is the adaptive device—more reflex than reflective—which is called self-mutilation or autotomy. Thomson, J. Arthur, The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of...(2010) 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 Hyper remotion, removal the act of removing |
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