thermotaxis

thermotaxis
thermotactic /therr'meuh tak"tik/, thermotaxic, adj.
/therr'meuh tak"sis/, n.
1. Biol. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
2. Physiol. the regulation of the bodily temperature.
[1890-95; THERMO- + -TAXIS]

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