magnetotaxis

English

Etymology

From magneto- +‎ taxis; coined in 1975 by R. P. Blakemore to describe certain motile aquatic bacteria.

Noun

magnetotaxis (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The supposed ability to sense a magnetic field and coordinate movement in response, later discovered to be natural magnetism: such creatures orient themselves magnetically even after death

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