Difference between revisions of "geotaxis"

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	|lexical category=noun; plural <b>geotaxes</b>		|lexical category=noun; plural <b>geotaxes</b>
	|etymology=Greek <i>ge</i>, earth; <i>taxis</i>, arrangement		|etymology=Greek <i>ge</i>, earth; <i>taxis</i>, arrangement
−	|definition=A tactic response with the force of gravitation as the stimulus. <i>a.</i> Positive geotaxis: toward the force of gravitation. <i>b.</i> Negative geotaxis: away from the force of gravitation.	+	|definition=A tactic [[response]] with the force of gravitation as the [[stimulus]]. <i>a.</i> Positive geotaxis: toward the force of gravitation. <i>b.</i> Negative geotaxis: away from the force of gravitation.
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		+	|scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013

geotaxis (noun; plural geotaxes; Greek ge, earth; taxis, arrangement): A tactic response with the force of gravitation as the stimulus. a. Positive geotaxis: toward the force of gravitation. b. Negative geotaxis: away from the force of gravitation.