hydrotaxis

hydrotaxis
hydrotactic /huy'dreuh tak"tik/, adj.
/huy'dreuh tak"sis/, n. Biol.
oriented movement toward or away from water.
[1895-1900; HYDRO-1 + -TAXIS]

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