Reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole (in lizards, etc.)
Spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack.
Pojava koja se često može videti kod nekih životinja: osakaćivanje samoga sebe u slučaju opasnosti po život, npr. kad gušter žrtvuje svoj rep.