First Known Use: 1934
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tropotaxis
noun tro·po·tax·is \ˌtrō-pə-ˈtak-səs, ˌträ-\
Definition of TROPOTAXIS
: a taxis in which an organism orients itself by the simultaneous comparison of stimuli of different intensity acting on separate end organs
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