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-taxis
word element [Gr.], movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
-taxis
word element [Gr.], movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.-taxis, -taxia, -taxy
1 suffix meaning a "(specified) arrangement": biotaxis, heterotaxis, homotaxis.
2 suffix meaning a "movement of an organism in response to a stimulus": aerotaxis, electrotaxis, geotaxis. See also -taxia.