clinotaxis

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A form of klinotaxis — movement towards a stimulus gradient

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Meanings

nounclinotaxis (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of klinotaxis.

Origin

From clino- + taxis.

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APA

clinotaxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinotaxis

MLA

“clinotaxis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinotaxis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clinotaxis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinotaxis.

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