autotomy autotomous • autotoxaemia · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · autotomy · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) 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. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079