Word: tropotaxis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tro
po
ta
xis
Definition: Movement by organisms with paired receptor cells, triggered when the stimuli at the receptors are equally balanced.
Morphemes:
Affix: tropo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Characterized by or related to turning motion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: trepo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I turn
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: taxi
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: taxa
Language: ML.
Decoded: taxa
Meaning: tax, charge
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs