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autotomous

autotomous adjective: exhibiting or relating to autotomy.

Adjective

autotomous (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting or relating to autotomy.

Origin of autotomous

From autotomy + -ous.

Questions about autotomous

What does autotomous mean?
Autotomous means exhibiting or relating to autotomy.
What part of speech is autotomous?
Autotomous is an adjective.

Words near autotomous in the dictionary

  1. autotomized
  2. autotomizer
  3. autotomizers
  4. autotomizes
  5. autotomizing
  6. autotomous
  7. autotomy
  8. Autotools
  9. autotopagnosia
  10. autotopagnosias
  11. autotopagnosic

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