rheotaxis

[ ree-uh-tak-sis ]
/ ˌri əˈtæk sɪs /

noun Biology.

oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.

Origin of rheotaxis

First recorded in 1895–1900; rheo- + -taxis

OTHER WORDS FROM rheotaxis

rhe·o·tac·tic [ree-uh-tak-tik] /ˌri əˈtæk tɪk/, adjective

Words nearby rheotaxis

rheomorphism, rheopexy, rheoreceptor, rheostat, rheostosis, rheotaxis, rheotron, rheotropism, rhestocythemia, rhesus, rhesus baby

British Dictionary definitions for rheotaxis

rheotaxis
/ (ˌriːəˈtæksɪs) /

noun

movement of an organism towards or away from a current of water

Derived forms of rheotaxis

rheotactic (ˌriːəˈtæktɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for rheotaxis

rheotaxis
[ rē′ə-tăk′sĭs ]

n.

Movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid or air.