magnetotaxis

[ mag-nee-toh-tak-sis ]
/ mægˌni toʊˈtæk sɪs /

noun Biology.

movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.

Origin of magnetotaxis

First recorded in 1960–65; magneto- + -taxis

OTHER WORDS FROM magnetotaxis

mag·ne·to·tac·tic [mag-nee-toh-tak-tik] /mægˌni toʊˈtæk tɪk/, adjective

Words nearby magnetotaxis

magnetosheath, magnetosphere, magnetostatics, magnetostriction, magnetotail, magnetotaxis, magnetothermoelectricity, magnetron, magni-, magnific, magnificat