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thigmokinesis

thigmokinesis noun: movement in response to touch.

Noun

thigmokinesis (uncountable)

  1. movement in response to touch
    Synonyms:
    thigmotaxis

Synonyms of thigmokinesis

Origin of thigmokinesis

From thigmo- + -kinesis.

Questions about thigmokinesis

What does thigmokinesis mean?
Thigmokinesis means movement in response to touch.
What part of speech is thigmokinesis?
Thigmokinesis is a noun.

Words near thigmokinesis in the dictionary

  1. thighward
  2. thigle
  3. thigmatropic
  4. thigmatropism
  5. thigmo-
  6. thigmokinesis
  7. thigmokinetic
  8. thigmomorphogenesis
  9. thigmomorphogenetic
  10. thigmomorphogenic
  11. thigmonastic

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