tropotaxis

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noun

Movement by organisms with paired receptor cells, triggered when the stimuli at the receptors are equally balanced.

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Meanings

nountropotaxis (usually uncountable, plural tropotaxes)

plural tropotaxes

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyMovement by organisms with paired receptor cells, triggered when the stimuli at the receptors are equally balanced.

Origin

From tropo- + taxis.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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