rooting reflex

Definitions of rooting reflex
  1. noun
    reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek
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    inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
    an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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