"rheotaxis" meaning in English

See rheotaxis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: rheotaxes [plural]
Etymology: From rheo- + -taxis. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|rheo|taxis}} rheo- + -taxis Head templates: {{en-noun|-|rheotaxes}} rheotaxis (usually uncountable, plural rheotaxes)
  1. (biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air) Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology

Inflected forms

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