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gyrophototaxis

gyrophototaxis noun: the combined effects of gyrotaxis and phototaxis.

Noun

gyrophototaxis

  1. The combined effects of gyrotaxis and phototaxis.

Origin of gyrophototaxis

From gyro- + phototaxis.

Questions about gyrophototaxis

What does gyrophototaxis mean?
Gyrophototaxis means the combined effects of gyrotaxis and phototaxis.
What part of speech is gyrophototaxis?
Gyrophototaxis is a noun.

Words near gyrophototaxis in the dictionary

  1. gyroperiods
  2. gyrophase
  3. gyrophases
  4. gyrophoric acid
  5. gyrophototactic
  6. gyrophototaxis
  7. gyropilot
  8. gyropilots
  9. gyroplane
  10. gyroplanes
  11. gyroquadrilateral

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