Usually means: Movement in response to moisture.
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  1. hydrotaxis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. hydrotaxis: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hydrotaxis: Wordnik
  4. hydrotaxis: Wiktionary
  5. hydrotaxis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. hydrotaxis: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. hydrotaxis: Dictionary.com
  8. hydrotaxis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  9. hydrotaxis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. hydrotaxis: Legal dictionary

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  1. hydrotaxis: Encyclopedia

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  1. hydrotaxis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hydrotaxis: MedFriendly Glossary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. hydrotaxis: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water

Similar:
hydrotropism, rheotaxis, rheotropism, hydrotropy, haptotropism, osmotaxis, durotaxis, haptotaxis, barotaxis, thermotaxis, more...

Opposite:
aerotaxis, phototaxis, geotaxis

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Similar:
hydrotropism, rheotaxis, rheotropism, hydrotropy, haptotropism, osmotaxis, durotaxis, haptotaxis, barotaxis, thermotaxis, more...

Opposite:
aerotaxis, phototaxis, geotaxis



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