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Definition of aerotaxis in US English:

aerotaxis

noun

Biology

  • Directional movement (taxis) of a cell or organism in response to a gradient in oxygen concentration; an instance of this.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society.

Pronunciation

aerotaxis

/ˌɛːrə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/