THIGMOTAXIS


Meaning of THIGMOTAXIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌthig-mə-ˈtak-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thigma touch (from thinganein to touch) + New Latin -taxis; akin to Latin fingere to shape — more at dough

Date: circa 1900

: a taxis in which contact especially with a solid body is the directive factor

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