THERMOTAXIS


Meaning of THERMOTAXIS in English

— thermotactic /therr'meuh tak"tik/ , thermotaxic , adj.

/therr'meuh tak"sis/ , n.

1. Biol. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.

2. Physiol. the regulation of the bodily temperature.

[ 1890-95; THERMO- + -TAXIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .