autothysis.
A process by which an animal destroys itself via internal rupture or explosion of an organ.
Meaning & usage
A process by which an animal destroys itself via internal rupture or explosion of an organ.
Where this word comes from
From the Ancient Greek roots αὐτός (autós, “self”) and θυσία (thusía, “sacrifice”); proposed by Maschwitz and Maschwitz in 1974 to describe the defensive mechanism of the carpenter ant Camponotus saundersi.
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