Thermotaxis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thermotaxis \Ther`mo*tax"is\, n. [NL.; thermo- + Gr. ? an
     arranging.] (Physiol.)
     (a) The property possessed by protoplasm of moving under the
         influence of heat.
     (b) Determination of the direction of locomotion by heat.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]