taxis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
  2. noun the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part
  3. noun a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement, order”).

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