phoresy

English

Alternative forms

• phoresis

Etymology

From French phorésie, from Ancient Greek φόρησις (phórēsis, “wearing, garment”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I wear, I bear”) +‎ -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fəˈɹiː.si/, /ˈfɔː.ɹəs.i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹ.əs.i/
• Rhymes: -iːsi

Noun

phoresy (plural phoresies)

1. (zoology) An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.

References

• “phoresy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “phoresy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.