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
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Based on the results, it was concluded that the shedding behavior in F. ficus is a autotomy.以上结果显示，花球枇杷螺自割组织的断落，应属于一自割行为。
