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telotaxis

American

[tel-uh-tak-sis] / ˌtɛl əˈtæk sɪs /

noun

Biology.

orientation or movement, by an organism with sensory receptors, toward or away from a particular source of stimulation.

First recorded in 1935–40; telo- ² + -taxis

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