magnetotaxis

n. [生]趋磁性,磁趋向(性)

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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

    不可数 生物

词源

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

来源：wiktionary