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phobotaxis

phobotaxis noun: the movement of an organism either towards or away from an aversive stimulus.

Noun

phobotaxis (usually uncountable, plural phobotaxes)

  1. (usually) The movement of an organism either towards or away from an aversive stimulus.

Forms of phobotaxis

pluralphobotaxes

Origin of phobotaxis

From phobo- + taxis.

Words formed from phobotaxis

Questions about phobotaxis

What does phobotaxis mean?
Phobotaxis means the movement of an organism either towards or away from an aversive stimulus.
What part of speech is phobotaxis?
Phobotaxis is a noun.
What is the plural of phobotaxis?
The plural of phobotaxis is phobotaxes.

Words near phobotaxis in the dictionary

  1. Phobosian
  2. Phobosians
  3. phobosophy
  4. phobotactic
  5. phobotaxes
  6. phobotaxis
  7. phoby
  8. phoby cat
  9. phoby cats
  10. phoca
  11. phocacean

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