Usually means: Movement in response to sunlight.
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  1. heliotaxis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. heliotaxis: Collins English Dictionary
  3. heliotaxis: Wiktionary
  4. heliotaxis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. heliotaxis: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  6. heliotaxis: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. heliotaxis: Dictionary.com
  8. heliotaxis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  9. heliotaxis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. heliotaxis: Encyclopedia

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  1. heliotaxis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (heliotaxis)

noun:  (biology) Phototaxis related to the sun.
noun:  Movement of an organism toward sunlight; positive heliotaxis.
noun:  Movement of an organism away from sunlight; negative heliotaxis.

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