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geotaxis

geotaxis noun: a living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.

Noun

geotaxis (usually uncountable, plural geotaxes)

  1. (usually) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
  2. (usually) A downward movement.

geotaxis meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

geotaxis in Tamil

புவிஈர்ப்பு முனைப்பழக்கம்

geotaxis in Tagalog

living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces
dutbiling

Forms of geotaxis

pluralgeotaxes

Origin of geotaxis

From geo- + taxis.

Questions about geotaxis

What does geotaxis mean?
Geotaxis means a living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
What is geotaxis in Tamil?
Geotaxis in Tamil is புவிஈர்ப்பு முனைப்பழக்கம். See Geotaxis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is geotaxis?
Geotaxis is a noun.
What is the plural of geotaxis?
The plural of geotaxis is geotaxes.

Words near geotaxis in the dictionary

  1. geotargeted
  2. geotargeting
  3. geotargets
  4. geotaxes
  5. geotaxic
  6. geotaxis
  7. geotech
  8. geotechnic
  9. geotechnical
  10. geotechnically
  11. geotechnics

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Adapted from Wiktionary: geotaxis (page history and authors); geotaxis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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