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单词 tropotactically
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tropotacticallyadv.

Brit. /ˌtrɒpəˈtaktᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌtroʊpəˈtæktək(ə)li/, /ˌtrɑpəˈtæktək(ə)li/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: tropo- comb. form, -tactic comb. form, -ally suffix.
Etymology: < tropo- comb. form + -tactic comb. form + -ally suffix, after German tropotaktisch, adverb (1919). Compare slightly earlier tropotaxis n. and slightly later tropotactic adj.
Zoology.
In a tropotactic manner.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [adverb] > according to stimulus direction
tropotactically1929
1929 Encycl. Brit. XX. 633/1 A tropotactically reacting animal, on the other hand, when it has only one eye is compelled continually to move round in circles.
1940 G. S. Fraenkel & D. L. Gunn Orientation of Animals vii. 78 The paired receptors of an animal which behaves tropotactically have been compared with the paired reins of a horse.
1990 BioScience 40 392/2 Although humans have two nostrils, there is little evidence that we can operate tropotactically.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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