"tropotaxis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tropotaxes [plural]
Etymology: From tropo- + taxis. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tropo-|taxis}} tropo- + taxis Head templates: {{en-noun|-|tropotaxes}} tropotaxis (usually uncountable, plural tropotaxes)
  1. (biology) Movement by organisms with paired receptor cells, triggered when the stimuli at the receptors are equally balanced. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology

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