See stereotaxis (sense 2).
[Greek thigma, touch (from thinganein, to touch) + -TAXIS.]
thigmotactic thig'mo·tac'tic (-tăk'tĭk) adj.thigmotactically thig'mo·tac'ti·cal·ly adv.
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thig·mo·tax·is (thĭg'mə-tăk'sĭs)  |
n.
See stereotaxis (sense 2).
thigmotactically thig'mo·tac'ti·cal·ly adv.
See stereotaxis (sense 2).
thigmotactically thig'mo·tac'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Movement of an organism in response to contact.
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