rheotropism
/ˌriːə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m/Biology
noun
The orientation or movement of an organism in response to a current of water.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. From rheo- + tropism, after German Rheotropismus.
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