AUTOTOMY


Meaning of AUTOTOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯ-ˈtä-tə-mē ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1897

: reflex separation of a part (as an appendage) from the body : division of the body into two or more pieces

• au·tot·o·mous -məs adjective

• au·tot·o·mize -ˌmīz verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.