As a noun taxis
is .
As an interjection paxis is
(british).
taxis
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)
Noun
(
wikipedia taxis)
(
taxes)
(biology) The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
(medicine) The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after injury.
(rhetoric) The arrangement of the parts of a topic.
Usage notes
Distinguished from (m) in that in a tropism, the organism is not (l), and simply turns or grows towards or away from stimulus (e.g., plants, fungi), while in a taxis,' the organism has (l) and moves towards or away from stimulus (e.g., bacteria, animals). Distinguished from a (m) in that a kinesis is ''non-directional'' movement, while a ' taxis is directional.
See also
* (l)
* (l)
Etymology 2
See taxi
Alternative forms
* taxies
