单词 | tropotactically |
释义 | tropotacticallyadv. Zoology. In a tropotactic manner. ΘΚΠ 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). < adv.1929 |
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