English Explanatory Dictionary

tail-shedding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. tail autotomy, the defensive technique used by some animals (especially some lizards) of shedding their tail to escape a predator
  2. a tail autotomy event

Word forms

tail-shedding tail-sheddings

Etymology

From tail + shedding.

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