magnetotaxis
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Etymology edit
magneto- + taxis; coined in 1975 by R. P. Blakemore to describe certain motile aquatic bacteria.
Noun edit
magnetotaxis (uncountable)
- (biology) The supposed ability to sense a magnetic field and coordinate movement in response, later discovered to be natural magnetism: such creatures orient themselves magnetically even after death
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Translations edit
the supposed ability to sense a magnetic field and coordinate movement in response
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