rheotacticadj.

Brit.

/ˌriːə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/, U.S.

/ˌriəˈtæktɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rheo- comb. form, -tactic comb. form.

Etymology: < rheo- comb. form + -tactic comb. form, after rheotaxis n.

Biology.

Of the nature of rheotaxis; exhibiting or characterized by rheotaxis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [adjective] > response to other stimuli

rheotropic1884

rheotactic1897

aerotactic1903

mechanosensitive1957

mechanosensory1974

1897 C. B. Davenport Exper. Morphol. I. iv. 109 Finally, it must be mentioned that higher organisms, especially fish, are rheotactic.

1903 Science 3 Apr. 531/1 They [sc. insects of the family Poduridae] are..rheotactic, thigmotactic and phototactic in the highest degree.

1954 G. L. Clarke Elem. Ecol. ii. 57 The rheotactic reactions of most stream fish is such that they swim against the current and thus maintain their position in the stream.

2008 Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Sci. 79 329/1 Despite direct benthic development and negative rheotactic behaviour, successful nematode dispersal has been noted in a number of re-colonisation experiments.

Derivatives

rheoˈtactically adv.

ΚΠ

1940 G. S. Fraenkel & D. L. Gunn Orientation of Animals xvii. 253 In contact with the ground it can orientate truly rheo-tactically with the aid of mechanical stimuli.

1975 F. Creutzberg in O. Kinne Marine Ecol. II. ii. viii. 599 Palaemon serratus and P. xiphias did not respond rheotactically in the experimental current channel.

1993 E. N. K. Clarkson Invertebr. Palaeontol. & Evol. (ed. 3) xi. 356/1 It was probably rheotactically oriented to the current in the only stable position.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rheotactic
释义	rheotacticadj. Brit. /ˌriːə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/, U.S. /ˌriəˈtæktɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rheo- comb. form, -tactic comb. form. Etymology: < rheo- comb. form + -tactic comb. form, after rheotaxis n. Biology. Of the nature of rheotaxis; exhibiting or characterized by rheotaxis. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [adjective] > response to other stimuli rheotropic1884 rheotactic1897 aerotactic1903 mechanosensitive1957 mechanosensory1974 1897 C. B. Davenport Exper. Morphol. I. iv. 109 Finally, it must be mentioned that higher organisms, especially fish, are rheotactic. 1903 Science 3 Apr. 531/1 They [sc. insects of the family Poduridae] are..rheotactic, thigmotactic and phototactic in the highest degree. 1954 G. L. Clarke Elem. Ecol. ii. 57 The rheotactic reactions of most stream fish is such that they swim against the current and thus maintain their position in the stream. 2008 Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Sci. 79 329/1 Despite direct benthic development and negative rheotactic behaviour, successful nematode dispersal has been noted in a number of re-colonisation experiments. Derivatives rheoˈtactically adv. ΚΠ 1940 G. S. Fraenkel & D. L. Gunn Orientation of Animals xvii. 253 In contact with the ground it can orientate truly rheo-tactically with the aid of mechanical stimuli. 1975 F. Creutzberg in O. Kinne Marine Ecol. II. ii. viii. 599 Palaemon serratus and P. xiphias did not respond rheotactically in the experimental current channel. 1993 E. N. K. Clarkson Invertebr. Palaeontol. & Evol. (ed. 3) xi. 356/1 It was probably rheotactically oriented to the current in the only stable position. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1897
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