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单词 magnetotaxis
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magnetotaxisn.

Brit. /maɡˌniːtəʊˈtaksɪs/, U.S. /mæɡˈˌnɛdoʊˈtæksəs/, /mæɡˈˌnidoʊˈtæksəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: magneto- comb. form, -taxis comb. form.
Etymology: < magneto- comb. form + -taxis comb. form.
Biology.
Movement of an organism in response to the direction of a magnetic field.
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trophotropism1884
trophotaxis1892
magnetotaxis1963
1963 New Scientist 21 Nov. 500/2 Similar manifestations of ‘magnetotaxis’ have hitherto been found only on the cockchafer.
1981 Sci. Amer. Dec. 44/3 Evidently only bacteria with magnetosomes exhibit magnetotaxis.
1993 Science 5 Feb. 803/2 Magnetotaxis in bacteria is the result of a permanent magnetic dipole moment that causes a cell to be oriented in the earth's geomagnetic field as it swims.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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