懂中文 Dong Chinese
Dictionary
Log in
  • Learn
  • Dictionary
  • Media
  • Settings
断尾
duàn​wěi

autotomize

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
断尾 (斷尾) duàn​wěi
autotomize verb
to naturally shed or discard the tail, typically as a self-defense mechanism in lizards and other animals
dock
to surgically or manually shorten an animal's tail for health, hygiene, or aesthetic reasons

Frequency

Written text
0.200 per million

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)