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tail-sheddings

tail-sheddings is the plural of tail-shedding.

Meaning of tail-shedding

Noun

tail-shedding (countable and uncountable, plural tail-sheddings)

  1. (uncountable) tail autotomy, the defensive technique used by some animals (especially some lizards) of shedding their tail to escape a predator
  2. (countable) a tail autotomy event

Questions about tail-sheddings

What is tail-sheddings the plural of?
Tail-sheddings is the plural of tail-shedding.

Words near tail-sheddings in the dictionary

  1. tail-pole
  2. tail-poles
  3. tail-risk
  4. tail-risks
  5. tail-shedding
  6. tail-sheddings
  7. tail-skid
  8. tail-skids
  9. tail-wagger
  10. tail-waggers
  11. tailable

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