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magnetotaxis

American

[mag-nee-toh-tak-sis] / mægˌni toʊˈtæk sɪs /

noun

Biology.

movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.

Other Word Forms

magnetotactic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of magnetotaxis

First recorded in 1960–65; magneto- + -taxis

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