geotaxis

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
2. noun A downward movement.

Similar words

geotropism geomenotaxis telotaxis mechanotaxis magnetotaxis osmotaxis klinotaxis biotaxis haptotaxis chemotaxis

Often followed by

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Word family

geotaxes