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单词 trophotaxis
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trophotaxis
trophotaxis n.
Brit. /ˌtrɒfə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/
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/ˌtrəʊfə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/
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U.S. /ˌtrɑfoʊˈtæksəs/
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/ˌtroʊfoʊˈtæksəs/
[after German Trophotaxis (W. Pfeffer 1888, in Untersuchungen aus dem Bot. Inst. zu Tübingen 2 583)] movement of an organism towards or away from a source of nutrients; cf. trophotropism n.
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trophotropism1884
trophotaxis1892
magnetotaxis1963
1892 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 Feb. 375/2 It would appear that they [sc. certain lower organisms] are specially attracted to nutrient materials (trophotaxis).
1964 T. H. Savory Arachnida (new ed.) 63 The distinction is based on the idea that trophotaxis involves sensation.
2012 R. Arditi & L. R. Ginzburg How Species Interact iv. 105 Predators tend to cluster in regions of high prey density. This trophotaxis is assumed to be the only source of the phenomena listed above.
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