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Thigmotaxis   Listen
noun
Thigmotaxis  n.  (Physiol.) The property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting, and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance. Note: When the movement is away from the touching body, it is negative thigmotaxis; when towards it, positive thigmotaxis.





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