phototaxis

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phototaxis

Etymology

From photo- +‎ taxis.

Noun

phototaxis (usually uncountable, plural phototaxes)

(biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light

Synonyms

phototaxy

Antonyms

scototaxis

Derived terms

gyrophototaxis

Related terms

phototactic

Translations

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

Finnish: fototaksia
French: please add this translation if you can
German: Phototaxis f
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: fototaksja f
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: фототаксис (ru) (fototaksis)
Tagalog: sugbiling

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