taxis

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1)  The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
 * 2)  The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after dislocation or fracture.
 * 3)  The arrangement of the parts of a topic.
 * 4) arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar
 * 5)  A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.
 * 1)  A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.

Usage notes
Distinguished from in that in a tropism, the organism is not, and simply turns or grows towards or away from stimulus (e.g., plants, fungi), while in a taxis, the organism has  and moves towards or away from stimulus (e.g., bacteria, animals). Distinguished from a in that a kinesis is non-directional movement, while a taxis is directional.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: luadar
 * Tagalog: biling
 * Turkish: taksis, taktizm


 * Bulgarian: наместване
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, helyre tevés

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1) taxi driver, cab driver

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1)   the directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
 * 2)   the manipulation of a body part into its normal position after dislocation or fracture

Usage notes
See explanation at.

Usage notes
See explanation at.