infotaxis

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Synonyms: infotain

Antonyms: infotain

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Noun

1. Any [[searching]] [[strategy]] in which there is [[sparse]] [[information]], especially a strategy used by [[biological]] [[organism]]s to [[zigzag]] towards the [[source]] of an [[odour]] based on [[sporadic]] [[clue]]s.

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