Barotaxy

/ˌbæroʊˈtæksɪ/ noun

A variant or alternate form of barotaxis, referring to pressure-directed movement in organisms.

From Greek 'baros' (pressure) + 'taxy' (arrangement/order). This is an older or less common variant of barotaxis, showing how scientific terminology evolved as researchers standardized biological terminology in the 19th-20th centuries.

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