Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, local death; gangrene.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
feigning death .
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Examples
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In the animal kingdom, it's known as thanatosis - an animal feigns death in order to evade predators or unwelcome mating attention.
Ben Sherwood: Playing Dead: How to Survive Like the Hero in the Binghamton Massacre 2009
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I'm not going to comment on whether it's a hook, book, crook, synopsis or study of thanatosis.
Archive 2006-12-10 Miss Snark 2006
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I'm not going to comment on whether it's a hook, book, crook, synopsis or study of thanatosis.
Crapometer Questions 3 Miss Snark 2006
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I'm not going to comment on whether it's a hook, book, crook, synopsis or study of thanatosis.
12/10/2006 - 12/17/2006 Miss Snark 2006
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