Thigmotaxis Definition

thĭgmə-tăksĭs
noun
Webster's New World
Movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid body.
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Origin of Thigmotaxis

  • Greek thigma touch (from thinganein to touch dheigh- in Indo-European roots) –taxis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • thigmo- +"Ž taxis

    From Wiktionary

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