thigmotaxis
noun
movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus.
thigmotactic
-
a word derived from
thigmotaxis.
Example Sentences
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Sea lions are thigmotactic, a scientific term for very social creatures who like to cuddle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
In the first place Guinevere had ceased being positively thigmotactic, and, writing as a technical herpetologist, I need add no more.
From Edge of the Jungle by Beebe, William
There is that of possibility in being positively thigmotactic which makes one dread the necessity of exposing and limiting its meaning, of digging down to its mathematically accurate roots.
From Edge of the Jungle by Beebe, William
