klinotaxis

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noun

movement towards a stimulus gradient

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Meanings

nounklinotaxis (uncountable)

alternative clinotaxis

  1. uncountablebiologymovement towards a stimulus gradient

Origin

From klino- + taxis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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