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单词 klinotaxis
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klinotaxis in American English

(ˌklainəˈtæksɪs)
noun
Biology
a wavering side-to-side motion of the head occurring as an organism moves forward in response to a source of stimulation, caused by the alternating reaction of sensory receptors on either side of the body
Compare tropotaxis
Word origin
[1935–40; ‹ Gk kli᷇n(ein) to cause to lean (cf. clino-) + -o- + -taxis]
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