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oxytaxis (s) (noun) (no pl)
A directed response of a motile organism to an oxygen stimulus: Tests have shown that marine larvae tend to avoid their habitat in low oxygen areas and orient themselves towards a supply of oxygen, and this reaction is termed oxytaxis.
This entry is located in the following units: oxy-, -oxia, -oxic (page 6) taxi-, tax-, taxo-, taxio-, -taxia, -taxis, -taxy, tact-, -tactic, -tactical, -tactics (page 6)