thigmotaxis

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noun

The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact.

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Synonyms

thygmotaxis thigmotropism thigmokinesis stereotaxis telotaxis phobotaxis galvanotaxis thigmatropism klinotaxis phototaxis biotaxis thermotaxis geotaxis themotaxis mechanotaxis haptotropism

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