断尾

Traditional: 斷尾
duàn wěi
Dictionary entry
(zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail

What does 断尾 mean?

断尾 (duàn wěi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail
2(animal husbandry) to cut the tail short; to dock the tail

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断尾
duàn wěi
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