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：2026/01/07
自切
Hiragana
じせつ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
生物が自ら自分の体の一部を切り離すこと。特に、捕食者から逃れるためにトカゲがしっぽを切り離すなどの現象を指す。 / 昆虫や甲殻類、環形動物などで見られる、自衛や再生を目的とした自己切断行動。
Easy Japanese Meaning
生きものがあぶないときに自分の体の一部をわざと切りはなすこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
动物在遇到危险时主动断裂身体部分的现象 / 自体断裂；自割（动物学） / 自我截肢（为逃避捕食等）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
生物的自我截肢現象 / 動物在受威脅時自斷身體部分以求生的行為
Korean Meaning
동물이 스스로 신체 일부를 절단해 떨어뜨리는 현상 / 포식자 회피를 위해 자발적으로 꼬리·다리 등을 분리하는 행위
Vietnamese Meaning
(sinh học) sự tự cắt cụt; tự cắt bỏ bộ phận cơ thể / hiện tượng động vật tự rụng một phần cơ thể để tự vệ
Tagalog Meaning
kusang pagkaputol ng bahagi ng katawan ng hayop / paglalaglag ng bahagi ng katawan upang makatakas sa mandaragit
Sense（1）
(zoology) autotomy; self-amputation
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自切
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This hermit crab can perform autotomy when it senses danger, allowing it to escape from enemies.
This hermit crab can perform autotomy when it senses danger, allowing it to escape from enemies.
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このヤドカリは危険を感じると自切を行い、敵から逃げることができます。
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