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optomotor reaction

noun
op·​to·​mo·​tor reaction | \ ¦äptə¦mōtə(r)-\

Definition of optomotor reaction

: a reflex involving turning of head or body in response to moving stripes of differing luminosity

History and Etymology for optomotor reaction

opto- + -motor (as in locomotor, vasomotor)

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