- autotomizing
- v. cause to experience autotomy; experience autotomy (spontaneous dropping of a trapped or damaged limb)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
autotomizing
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bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… … Universalium
autotomize — /aw tot euh muyz /, v., autotomized, autotomizing. v.i. 1. to undergo autotomy. v.t. 2. to effect autotomy of (a part). Also esp. Brit., autotomise. [1900 05; AUTOTOM(Y) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
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autotomize — [ô tät′ə mīz΄] vi., vt. autotomized, autotomizing to undergo or cause to undergo autotomy … English World dictionary
autotomize — verb cause a body part to undergo autotomy • Syn: ↑autotomise • Derivationally related forms: ↑autotomy • Hypernyms: ↑shed, ↑cast, ↑cast off, ↑shake off, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
