anemotropism
(əˌnɛməʊˈtrɒpɪz(ə)m)
[f. Gr. ἄνεµος wind + tropism.]
Tropism in response to wind.
| 1899 W. M. Wheeler in Archiv f. Entwicklungsmechanik VIII. 373 This peculiarity [in the flight of Diptera]..is an orientation of the body with respect to the wind. As it appears to be a true tropism I shall call it anemotropism. 1938 J. R. Carpenter Ecol. Gloss. 21 Anemotropism, tropic response of organisms to wind and air currents. |