phoresy

[ fawr-uh-see ]

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noun

, Zoology.

(among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another.

phoresy

/ ˈfɒrəsɪ /

noun

an association in which one animal clings to another to ensure movement from place to place, as some mites use some insects

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phoresy¹

1920–25; < New Latin phoresia < Greek phórēs ( is ) a wearing ( phorē-, verbid stem of phoreîn, durative of phérein to bear ¹ + -sis -sis ) + -ia -y ³

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phoresy¹

C20: from New Latin phoresia, from Greek phorēsis, from pherein to carry

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