Odortaxis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Odortaxis is a noun meaning (nematology) The movement of an organism with respect to, usually towards, a volatile airborne chemical.
Meaning
(nematology) The movement of an organism with respect to, usually towards, a volatile airborne chemical.
Example Sentences
These cells may be activated by physical deformation of the cuticle or chemical stimuli that reach a ciliated dendrite via the opening (e.g., neurons involved in chemotaxis and odortaxis behavior, or nose-touch response)
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aerotropy, hygrotaxis, aphercotropism, anemotropism, anemochoria, diageotropism.
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