plural taxes
ˈtak-ˌsēz
1
: reflex translational or orientational movement by a freely motile and usually simple organism in relation to a source of stimulation (such as a light or a temperature or chemical gradient)
2
: a reflex reaction involving a taxis
plural -taxes
1
: arrangement : ordering
thermotaxis
2
: physiological taxis
chemotaxis
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