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phototaxis

phototaxis noun: the movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light.

Noun

phototaxis (usually uncountable, plural phototaxes)

  1. (usually) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light
    Synonyms:
    phototaxy

phototaxis meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog

phototaxis in Tamil

ஒளிதூண்டுபெயர்வு, ஒளிச்சார்பியக்கம்

phototaxis in Malayalam

പ്രകാശാനുചലനം

phototaxis in Tagalog

movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light
sugbiling

Synonyms of phototaxis

Antonyms

Forms of phototaxis

pluralphototaxes

Origin of phototaxis

From photo- + taxis.

Words formed from phototaxis

Questions about phototaxis

What does phototaxis mean?
Phototaxis means the movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light.
What is phototaxis in Tamil?
Phototaxis in Tamil is ஒளிதூண்டுபெயர்வு, ஒளிச்சார்பியக்கம். See Phototaxis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phototaxis?
Phototaxis is a noun.
What is the plural of phototaxis?
The plural of phototaxis is phototaxes.

Words near phototaxis in the dictionary

  1. phototactically
  2. phototautomerization
  3. phototautomerizations
  4. phototaxes
  5. phototaxic
  6. phototaxis
  7. phototaxy
  8. phototelegram
  9. phototelegrams
  10. phototelegraph
  11. phototelegraphic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phototaxis (page history and authors); phototaxis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); phototaxis (Malayalam 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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