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Definition of Thigmotaxis
1. n. The property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting, and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance.
Definition of Thigmotaxis
1. Noun. (biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thigmotaxis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Thigmotaxis
Literary usage of Thigmotaxis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Experimental Morphology by Charles Benedict Davenport (1897)
"This direction is away from the touching body. The response may consequently be
called negative thigmotaxis. The phenomenon of negative ..."
2. Experimental Morphology by Charles Benedict Davenport (1896)
"This direction is away from the touching bod}-. The response may consequently be
called negative thigmotaxis. The phenomenon of negative ..."
3. Experimental Morphology by Charles Benedict Davenport (1899)
"This direction is away from the touching body. The response may consequently be
called negative thigmotaxis. The phenomenon of negative ..."
4. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1901)
"It is evident that these phenomena of thigmotaxis are very important in the life
... This importance is well shown by the effect of the thigmotaxis on the ..."
5. General Physiology: An Outline of the Science of Life by Max Verworn (1899)
"There is here a very pronounced thigmotaxis. In connection with this it is ...
Positive thigmotaxis of n plant, a, a, Rod ; bt 6, r, <?, twining shoot. ..."
6. General Physiology: An Outline of the Science of Life by Max Verworn (1899)
"There is here a very pronounced thigmotaxis. In connection with this it is ...
Positive thigmotaxis of a plant, a, a, Hod ; 6, 6, c, tt, twining shoot. ..."
7. The Protozoa by Gary Nathan Calkins (1901)
"Negative thigmotaxis, the ordinary reaction to mechanical stimuli, ... Positive
thigmotaxis. is expressed by movement toward the source of the stimulus. ..."
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