English

gyrophototaxis

From gyro- + phototaxis.

Formed from gyro- + phototaxis

Proto-Indo-European *gew- ‘to curve, to bend’

Ancient Greek γῦρος ‘circle’

English gyro-

Today it means

noun The combined effects of gyrotaxis and phototaxis.

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Etymograph / gyrophototaxis

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