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(uncountable) tail autotomy, the defensive technique used by some animals (especially some lizards) of shedding their tail to escape a predator.
Use tail-shedding when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tail-shedding means (uncountable) tail autotomy, the defensive technique used by some animals (especially some lizards) of shedding their tail to escape a predator.
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