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phoresy

Pronunciation: /fəˈriːsi, ˈfɒrəsi/

Definition of phoresy

noun

[mass noun] Zoology
  • an association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.

Derivatives

phoretic

Pronunciation: /fəˈrɛtɪk/

adjective

Origin:

1920s: from French phorésie, from Greek phorēsis 'being carried'

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