phototaxis

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ taxis.

Noun

phototaxis (usually uncountable, plural phototaxes)

1. (biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light

Synonyms

• phototaxy

Antonyms

• scototaxis

Derived terms

• gyrophototaxis

Related terms

• phototactic

Translations

movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light

• Finnish: fototaksia
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• Russian: фототаксис (ru) (fototaksis)
• Tagalog: sugbiling