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See also: taxi

taxis

1 of 2

noun

tax·​is ˈtak-səs How to pronounce taxis (audio)
plural taxes ˈtak-ˌsēz How to pronounce taxis (audio)
1
: reflex translational or orientational movement by a freely motile and usually simple organism in relation to a source of stimulation (such as a light or a temperature or chemical gradient)
2
: a reflex reaction involving a taxis

-taxis

2 of 2

noun combining form

plural -taxes
1
: arrangement : ordering
thermotaxis
2
: physiological taxis
chemotaxis

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from German Taxis, borrowed from Greek táxis "drawing up in rank and file, order of battle, arrangement, order," from tag-, stem of tássein (Attic táttein) "to draw up in order (as troops, ships), post, station, place in order, prescribe, assess" + -sis -sis — more at tactic entry 2

Noun combining form

borrowed from Greek táxis "arrangement, disposition, order" — more at taxis

First Known Use

Noun

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of taxis was in 1899

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