Usually means: Movement in response to temperature.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word thermotaxis:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. thermotaxis: Merriam-Webster
  2. thermotaxis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. thermotaxis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. thermotaxis: Collins English Dictionary
  5. thermotaxis: Wordnik
  6. thermotaxis: Wiktionary
  7. thermotaxis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. thermotaxis: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. thermotaxis: Dictionary.com
  10. Thermotaxis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. thermotaxis: FreeDictionary.org
  12. thermotaxis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. thermotaxis: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. thermotaxis: Encyclopedia

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

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Definitions from Wiktionary (thermotaxis)

▸ noun:  (biology) Movement in response to temperature

Similar:
themotaxis, thermotropism, thermotropy, thermotolerance, thermotonus, thermophilia, thermoadaptation, thermopreference, thermoception, thermosensor, more...

Opposite:
cryotaxis, cold-seeking

Types:
anemotaxis, phototaxis, chemotaxis, more...

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Similar:
themotaxis, thermotropism, thermotropy, thermotolerance, thermotonus, thermophilia, thermoadaptation, thermopreference, thermoception, thermosensor, more...

Opposite:
cryotaxis, cold-seeking

Types:
anemotaxis, phototaxis, chemotaxis, more...



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