phoresy
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From French phorésie, from Ancient Greek φόρησις (phórēsis, “wearing, garment”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I wear, I bear”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈɹiː.si/, /ˈfɔː.ɹəs.i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.əs.i/
- Rhymes: -iːsi
Noun edit
phoresy (plural phoresies)
- (zoology) An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
References edit
- “phoresy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “phoresy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.