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Definition: Thigmotaxis
Thigmotaxis
\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
.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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