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phototaxis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
phototaxis /ˌfəʊtəʊˈtaksɪs/

▶noun (pl. phototaxes) Biology the bodily movement of a motile organism in response to light.

– derivatives
phototactic adjective.

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