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phototaxic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-taxic
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a tendency to adjust orientation in response to light. A plant or sedentary animal that is positively phototaxic will lean or grow toward light. One that is negatively phototaxic will lean or grow away from light.

Inflected Forms

more phototaxic (comparative) most phototaxic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

phototaxy phototropic

Questions

What does phototaxic mean?
Having a tendency to adjust orientation in response to light. A plant or sedentary animal that is positively phototaxic will lean or grow toward light. One that is negatively phototaxic will lean or grow away from light.

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