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-taxis

noun combining form
plural -taxes

Definition of -TAXIS

1
:  arrangement :  ordering <thermotaxis>
2
:  physiological taxis <chemotaxis>
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Origin of -TAXIS

New Latin, from Greek, from taxis

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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -taxis
  2. taxis
  3. taxi
  4. air taxi
  5. water taxi
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