Several workers have found negative phototaxis (movement away from light) in a number of species (E. B. Edney).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pho|to|tax|y — «FOH toh TAK see», noun. = phototaxis. (Cf. ↑phototaxis) … Useful english dictionary
pho — pho·bism; pho·bo·tac·tic; pho·bo·tax·is; pho·by; pho·ca; pho·ca·cean; pho·cae·na; pho·cae·ni·dae; pho·cal; pho·ci·dae; pho·cine; pho·coe·na; pho·co·me·lia; pho·com·e·lus; pho·la·da·cea; pho·lad·i·dae; pho·las; … English syllables
phobotaxis — pho·bo·tax·is … English syllables
phototaxis — pho•to•tax•is [[t]ˌfoʊ təˈtæk sɪs[/t]] also pho′to•tax′y n. bio movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light • Etymology: 1900–05 pho to•tac′tic ˈtæk tɪk adj. pho to•tac′ti•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
negative phototaxis — Phototaxis Pho to*tax is, Phototaxy Pho to*tax y, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo + Gr. ? an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[ o]spores of certain alg[ae], etc.; also, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phototactic — Phototaxis Pho to*tax is, Phototaxy Pho to*tax y, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo + Gr. ? an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[ o]spores of certain alg[ae], etc.; also, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phototactically — Phototaxis Pho to*tax is, Phototaxy Pho to*tax y, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo + Gr. ? an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[ o]spores of certain alg[ae], etc.; also, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phototaxis — Pho to*tax is, Phototaxy Pho to*tax y, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo + Gr. ? an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[ o]spores of certain alg[ae], etc.; also, the tendency to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phototaxy — Phototaxis Pho to*tax is, Phototaxy Pho to*tax y, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo + Gr. ? an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[ o]spores of certain alg[ae], etc.; also, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
positive phototaxis — Phototaxis Pho to*tax is, Phototaxy Pho to*tax y, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo + Gr. ? an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[ o]spores of certain alg[ae], etc.; also, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
