phototaxis
noun
movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light.
phototactic
-
a word derived from
phototaxis.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps tadpoles of this species are negatively phototactic and remain hidden by day.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
