magnetotaxis

[ mag-nee-toh-tak-sis ]

noun

, Biology.

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

Other Words From

• mag·ne·to·tac·tic [mag-nee-toh-, tak, -tik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetotaxis¹

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