Movement of an animal in a direction determined by differential stimulation of symmetrically distributed sensory organs or receptors; an instance of this.
Origin
1920s. From tropo- + -taxis, after German Tropotaxis.
Definition of tropotaxis in US English:
tropotaxis
nounˌtrɒpəˈtaksɪs
Zoology
Movement of an animal in a direction determined by differential stimulation of symmetrically distributed sensory organs or receptors; an instance of this.
Origin
1920s. From tropo- + -taxis, after German Tropotaxis.