autotomy
/ɔ'tɑtəmi/
noun
8 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
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.
WORD FORMS
Related formautotomic
Related formautotomize
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinautotomyway
Starts & ends withA … Y
Syllablesau · tot · o · my
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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