autotomized

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A form of autotomize — To shed (a body part) by autotomy.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of autotomize

    The remaining small sting apparatus, unnoticed by the target animal, continues to pump venom from the reservoir via muscular action coordinated by a ganglion in the autotomized stinger.

    2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 17
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APA

autotomized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autotomized

MLA

“autotomized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autotomized. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autotomized,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autotomized.

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