taxis

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/ˈtæksɪs//ˈtæksiz/

noun

The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.

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Meanings

taxis1

nountaxis (countable and uncountable, plural taxes)

plural taxes

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineThe manipulation of a body part into its normal position after dislocation or fracture.

    Synonyms: reduction

  3. countablerhetoricuncountableThe arrangement of the parts of a topic.
  4. countableuncountablearrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar
  5. countablehistoricaluncountableA brigade in an Ancient Greek army.

taxis2

noun

alternative taxies

  1. pluralplural of taxi
verb

alternative taxies

  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of taxi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe manipulation of a body part into its normal position after dislocation or fracture.

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Origin

taxis · noun

  1. Ancient Greekτάξις“arrangement, order”
  2. Englishtaxis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement, order”).

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Translations

Bulgarian реакция, наместване
  • реакция (reakcija)biology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
  • наместване (namestvane)medicine, surgery: movement of a body part; resetting
Catalan taxi
  • taxibiology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
Chinese Mandarin 趨性 /趋性
  • 趨性 /趋性 (qūxìng)biology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
Finnish taksia
  • taksiabiology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
Greek τροπισμός, ανάταξη
  • τροπισμός (tropismós)biology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
  • ανάταξη (anátaxi)medicine, surgery: movement of a body part; resetting
Hungarian taxis, helyretétel
  • taxisbiology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
  • helyretételmedicine, surgery: movement of a body part; resetting
  • helyre tevésmedicine, surgery: movement of a body part; resetting
Irish luadar
  • luadarbiology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
Russian таксис, реакция
  • таксис (taksis)biology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
  • реакция (reakcija)biology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
Tagalog biling
  • bilingbiology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
Turkish taksis, taktizm
  • taksisbiology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
  • taktizmbiology: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
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APA

taxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxis

MLA

“taxis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taxis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxis.

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