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rheotaxis

rheotaxis noun: movement in response to a current (of water or air).

Noun

rheotaxis (usually uncountable, plural rheotaxes)

  1. (usually) movement in response to a current (of water or air)

Forms of rheotaxis

pluralrheotaxes

Origin of rheotaxis

From rheo- + taxis.

Questions about rheotaxis

What does rheotaxis mean?
Rheotaxis means movement in response to a current (of water or air).
What part of speech is rheotaxis?
Rheotaxis is a noun.
What is the plural of rheotaxis?
The plural of rheotaxis is rheotaxes.

Words near rheotaxis in the dictionary

  1. rheotactic
  2. rheotacting
  3. rheotan
  4. rheotaxes
  5. rheotaxic
  6. rheotaxis
  7. rheotome
  8. rheotomes
  9. rheotrauma
  10. rheotrope
  11. rheotropes

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