"phototaxis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: phototaxes [plural]
Etymology: From photo- + taxis. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|taxis}} photo- + taxis Head templates: {{en-noun|-|phototaxes}} phototaxis (usually uncountable, plural phototaxes)
  1. (biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light Wikipedia link: phototaxis Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: phototaxy Derived forms: gyrophototaxis, negative phototaxis, positive phototaxis Related terms: phototactic Translations (movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light): fototaksia (Finnish), Phototaxis [feminine] (German), fototaksja [feminine] (Polish), фотота́ксис (fototáksis) [masculine] (Russian), sugbiling (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From photo- + taxis.",
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        [
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        "(biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light"
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        },
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          ],
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        },
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          "sense": "movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light",
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        }
      ],
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light",
      "word": "fototaksia"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Phototaxis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fototaksja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фотота́ксис"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light",
      "word": "sugbiling"
    }
  ],
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}

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