telotaxis

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noun

movement of an organism either toward or away from a stimulus

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Meanings

nountelotaxis (countable and uncountable, plural telotaxes)

plural telotaxes

  1. countableuncountablebiologymovement of an organism either toward or away from a stimulus

Origin

From telo- + taxis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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