Usually means: Orientation movement in response to current.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. rheotaxis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. rheotaxis: Collins English Dictionary
  3. rheotaxis: Wordnik
  4. rheotaxis: Wiktionary
  5. rheotaxis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. rheotaxis: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. rheotaxis: Dictionary.com
  8. Rheotaxis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. rheotaxis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  10. rheotaxis: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. rheotaxis: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. rheotaxis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. rheotaxis: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Tree of Life Glossary (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (rheotaxis)

noun:  (biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air)

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