thigmotaxis

thigmotaxis
orientation by tactile sense. Fish are often negatively thigmotaxic, avoiding touching each other or solid objects, although many are positively thigmotaxic, hiding under rocks or among plants for example

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • Thigmotaxis — Thig mo*tax is, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? touch + ? an arranging.] (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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thigmotaxis — [thig΄mə tak′sis] n. [ModL < Gr thigma, touch < thinganein, to touch with the hand (< IE base * dheiĝh , to knead > DOUGH) + taxis, TAXIS] STEREOTAXIS thigmotactic [thig΄mōtak′tik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • thigmotaxis — n.; pl. taxes [Gr. thigma, touch; taxis, arrangement] The taxis of contact; stereotaxis. a. Positive thigmotaxis: toward the contact. b. Negative thigmotaxis: away from the contact; thigmotactic adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • thigmotaxis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thigma touch (from thinganein to touch) + New Latin taxis; akin to Latin fingere to shape more at dough Date: circa 1900 a taxis in which contact especially with a solid body is the directive factor …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thigmotaxis — thigmotactic /thig meuh tak tik/, adj. /thig meuh tak sis/, n. Biol. movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus. [1895 1900; < Gk thígm(a) touch + o + TAXIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • thigmotaxis — noun The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact …   Wiktionary

  • thigmotaxis — A form of barotaxis; denoting the reaction of plant or animal protoplasm to contact with a solid body. Cf.:thigmotropism. [G. thigma, touch, + taxis, orderly arrangement] * * * thig·mo·tax·is .thig mə tak səs …   Medical dictionary

  • Thigmotaxis — Thig|mo|tạ|xis 〈f.; , tạ|xen; Biol.〉 Bewegung nach Berührungsreiz [<grch. thigganein „berühren, anrühren, anfassen, verletzen“ + taxis „Ordnung, Stellung, Platz“] * * * Thigmotạxis   [zu griechisch thígma »Berührung« und táxis »Anordnung«]… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Thigmotaxis — Thig|mo|tạ|xis 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: tạ|xen; Bot.〉 durch Berührung ausgelöste Taxie [Etym.: <grch. thigma »Berührung« (zu thigganein »berühren, anfassen, verletzen«) + Taxis] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Thigmotaxis — Thig|mo|tạxis [gr. ϑιγμα = Berührung u. gr. ταξις = Ordnung; Anordnung; Aufstellung] w; , ...xen: durch Berührungsreize ausgelöste Orientierungsbewegung lebenden Gewebes …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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