rheotaxis

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noun

movement in response to a current (of water or air)

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Meanings

nounrheotaxis (usually uncountable, plural rheotaxes)

plural rheotaxes

  1. uncountableusuallybiologymovement in response to a current (of water or air)

Origin

From rheo- + taxis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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