autokinesis

[ aw-toh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy- ]

/ ˌɔ toʊ kɪˈni sɪs, -kaɪ- /

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voluntary movement.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1895–1900; auto-¹ + kinesis

au·to·ki·net·ic

[aw-toh-ki-net-ik, -kahy-], /ˌɔ toʊ kɪˈnɛt ɪk, -kaɪ-/, adjective