TROPOTAXIS


Meaning of TROPOTAXIS in English

Pronunciation: ˌ tr ō -p ə - ' tak-s ə s, ˌ trä-

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1934

: a taxis in which an organism orients itself by the simultaneous comparison of stimuli of different intensity acting on separate end organs

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