magnetotaxis
English
noun
Definitions
- (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
Etymology
Prefix from English taxis (arrangment of parts).
Origin
English
taxis
Gloss
arrangment of parts
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aerotaxis English
- anataxis English
- anemotaxis English
- barotaxis English
- chemotaxis English
- chronotaxis English
- clinotaxis English
- cytotaxis English
- electrotaxis English
- fluxotaxis English
- galvanotaxis English
- geotaxis English
- gravitaxis English
- gyrotaxis English
- haptotaxis English
- heliotaxis English
- hemotaxis English
- heterotaxis English
- homotaxis English
- hydrotaxis English
- hypotaxis English
- infotaxis English
- klinotaxis English
- leukotaxis English
- ligamentotaxis English
- mechanotaxis English
- mnemotaxis English
- odortaxis English
- oxytaxis English
- parataxis English
- phobotaxis English
- phonotaxis English
- phototaxis English
- phyllotaxis English
- rhizotaxis English
- scototaxis English
- stereotaxis English
- taxis English
- telotaxis English
- thermotaxis English
- thigmotaxis English
- tropotaxis English
- *teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European
- taxis
- oxytaxis
- anataxis
- geotaxis
- telotaxis
- homotaxis
- infotaxis
- aerotaxis
- hypotaxis
- parataxis
- cytotaxis
- gyrotaxis
- hemotaxis
- barotaxis
- odortaxis
- phobotaxis
- phototaxis
- anemotaxis
- fluxotaxis
- phonotaxis
- scototaxis
- chemotaxis
- klinotaxis
- hydrotaxis
- tropotaxis
- rhizotaxis
- leukotaxis
- haptotaxis
- clinotaxis
- gravitaxis
- heliotaxis
- mnemotaxis
- thermotaxis
- heterotaxis
- thigmotaxis
- phyllotaxis
- chronotaxis
- stereotaxis
- mechanotaxis
- electrotaxis
- galvanotaxis
- ligamentotaxis