anemotacticadj.

Brit.

/əˌnɛmə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/,

/ˌanᵻmə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/, U.S.

/ˌænəməˈtæktɪk/,

/əˌnɛməˈtæktɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: anemo- comb. form, -tactic comb. form.

Etymology: < anemo- comb. form + -tactic comb. form, after German anemotaktisch (J. C. Koch 1934, in Vogelzug 5 46, the paper reviewed in quot. 1939). Compare earlier anemotaxis n.

Biology.

Of, relating to, or of the nature of anemotaxis; exhibiting or characterized by movement determined by the direction of the wind.

ΚΠ

1939 Auk 56 19 Koch..has divided the ‘weather birds’ into the ‘positively anemotactic’, which tend to fly contrary to the direction of the wind, and the ‘negatively anemotactic’, which tend to fly with the wind.

1973 Science 22 June 1302/3 We could not detect an anemotactic reaction.

2005 L. M. Schoonhoven et al. Insect–Plant Biol. (ed. 2) vi. 142/2 Anemotactic behavior, influenced by plant odours, is seen in a number of herbivorous insects under laboratory conditions.

Derivatives

ˌanemoˈtactically adv.

ΚΠ

1967 H. H. Storey & L. K. Gaston in W. W. Kilgore & R. L. Doutt Pest Control vi. 251 A random, crosswind flight occurs, until the insect once more encounters the odorous air and again behaves anemotactically.

2004 J. A. Byers in F. Lieutier et al. Bark & Wood Boring Insects in Living Trees Europe (2007) viii. 94 The distance over which beetles respond anemotactically depends primarily on the release rate of the volatile.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anemotactic
释义	anemotacticadj. Brit. /əˌnɛmə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/, /ˌanᵻmə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/, U.S. /ˌænəməˈtæktɪk/, /əˌnɛməˈtæktɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: anemo- comb. form, -tactic comb. form. Etymology: < anemo- comb. form + -tactic comb. form, after German anemotaktisch (J. C. Koch 1934, in Vogelzug 5 46, the paper reviewed in quot. 1939). Compare earlier anemotaxis n. Biology. Of, relating to, or of the nature of anemotaxis; exhibiting or characterized by movement determined by the direction of the wind. ΚΠ 1939 Auk 56 19 Koch..has divided the ‘weather birds’ into the ‘positively anemotactic’, which tend to fly contrary to the direction of the wind, and the ‘negatively anemotactic’, which tend to fly with the wind. 1973 Science 22 June 1302/3 We could not detect an anemotactic reaction. 2005 L. M. Schoonhoven et al. Insect–Plant Biol. (ed. 2) vi. 142/2 Anemotactic behavior, influenced by plant odours, is seen in a number of herbivorous insects under laboratory conditions. Derivatives ˌanemoˈtactically adv. ΚΠ 1967 H. H. Storey & L. K. Gaston in W. W. Kilgore & R. L. Doutt Pest Control vi. 251 A random, crosswind flight occurs, until the insect once more encounters the odorous air and again behaves anemotactically. 2004 J. A. Byers in F. Lieutier et al. Bark & Wood Boring Insects in Living Trees Europe (2007) viii. 94 The distance over which beetles respond anemotactically depends primarily on the release rate of the volatile. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1939
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