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noun Thigmotaxis n. (Physiol.) The property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting, and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance. Note: When the movement is away from the touching body, it is negative thigmotaxis; when towards it, positive thigmotaxis.
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