Examples of “autotomy” in a Sentence

noun The automatic shedding of a body part, such as a tail or limb, that some animals use to escape a predator.

• Some lizards use autotomy to drop their tails when a predator grabs them.
• Autotomy lets certain crabs cast off a trapped claw and scuttle to safety.
• The starfish regrew the arm it had lost through autotomy.