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 Translation for 'autotomy' from English to Spanish
NOUN   autotomy | -
zool.
autotomía {f}
autotomy
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Translation for 'autotomy' from English to Spanish

autotomy
autotomía {f}zool.
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Usage Examples English
  • Tail autotomy refers to the salamanders’ ability to release or lose their tail if necessary.
  • Post-harvest leg autotomy can be problematic in some crab and lobster fisheries, and often occurs if these crustaceans are exposed to freshwater or hypersaline water in the form of dried salt on sorting trays.
  • Sand lizards with autotomy were able to run faster and as a result were better at avoiding predators that were chasing them.
  • This can be achieved through arm autotomy or fission.
  • Many arthropods can regenerate limbs and other appendages following either injury or autotomy.

  • Along with a few other Pogonomyrmex species, badius workers exhibit stinger autotomy in which the barbed stinger and venom sac is left embedded in the skin to continuously pump venom.
  • These slugs are notable for being able to self-amputate (autotomy) a portion of their tail.
  • In sting autotomy the stinger remains in whatever individual has been stung.
  • Asexual reproduction in starfish takes place by fission or through autotomy of arms.
  • "Linckia multifora" exhibits autotomy (self amputation) and often sheds one or more arms.

  • The cerata can be self-amputated (autotomy) as a defence mechanism when the slug is in danger.
  • "Oxynoe panamensis" is found in mangrove swamps along the Baja California peninsula and Mexico coasts. There is known autotomy of the tail under persistent mechanical irritation.
  • Lizards have a variety of antipredator adaptations, including running and climbing, venom, camouflage, tail autotomy, and reflex bleeding.
  • The yellow-headed dwarf gecko has a defense mechanism called tail autotomy, where they drop their tails to flee to safety when they are attacked by a predator.
  • Certain "Peltodoris" individuals will undergo autotomy of the mantle margin before death.

  • Many small mammals are able to induce degloving of their tails to escape capture; this is comparable to tail autotomy in reptiles.
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