menotaxis

noun

meno·​taxis

¦menə+

: a taxis involving a constant reaction (such as movement at a constant angle to a light source) but not a simple movement toward or away from the directing stimulus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from meno- entry 2 + taxis

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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