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Definitions for: Thigmotaxis
Webster (1913) Definition: Thig`mo*tax"is, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? touch + ? an
arranging.] (Physiol.)
The property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting,
and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance.
Note: When the movement is away from the touching body, it is
negative thigmotaxis; when towards it, {positive
thigmotaxis}.
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