SINCE 1828
tropotaxis
noun
tro·po·tax·is
| \ ˌtrō-pə-ˈtak-səs
, ˌträ-\
, ˌträ-\
Definition of tropotaxis
: a taxis in which an organism orients itself by the simultaneous comparison of stimuli of different intensity acting on separate end organs
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