telotaxis

tel·o·tax·is

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tel-uh-tak-sis]
- /ˌtɛl əˈtæk sɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tel-uh-tak-sis]
- /ˌtɛl əˈtæk sɪs/

Definitions of telotaxis word

noun telotaxis orientation or movement, by an organism with sensory receptors, toward or away from a particular source of stimulation. 1
noun telotaxis a movement of an organism in response to one particular stimulus, overriding any response to other stimuli present 0

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Origin of telotaxis

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; telo-2 + -taxis

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Parts of speech for Telotaxis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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telotaxis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

telotaxis usage trend in Literature

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