octotaxic

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adjective

Of or relating to the system of porose secretory organs found in poronotic oribatid mites.

OriginEnglish taxis ← Latin octō ← Proto-Italic *oktō →
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Meanings

adjectiveoctotaxic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to the system of porose secretory organs found in poronotic oribatid mites.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  5. Proto-Italic*oktō
  6. Latinoctō
  7. Englishocto-
  8. Englishtaxis
  9. Englishoctotaxic

From octo- + taxis + -ic.

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APA

octotaxic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octotaxic

MLA

“octotaxic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octotaxic. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octotaxic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octotaxic.

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