tropotaxis: Meaning and Definition of

trop•o•tax•is

Pronunciation: (trop"u-tak'sis, trō"pu-), [key]
— n. Zool.
  1. straight movement by an organism toward or away from a source of stimulation as a result of comparing information received by paired sensory receptors on both sides of the body. Cf.
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