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tail-shedding
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tail
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shedding
Noun
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tail
-
shedding
(
countable
and
uncountable
,
plural
tail-sheddings
)
(
uncountable
)
tail
autotomy
, the defensive technique used by some
animals
(especially some
lizards
) of
shedding
their
tail
to escape a
predator
(
countable
)
a tail autotomy
event
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