thigmotaxis: Meaning and Definition of

thig•mo•tax•is

Pronunciation: (thig"mu-tak'sis), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
thigh-slapper thigmotropism
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