PHORESY


Meaning of PHORESY in English

[ fə'ri:si , 'fɒrəsi ]

■ noun Zoology an association in which one organism travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.

Derivatives

phoretic fə'rɛtɪk adjective

Origin

1920s: from Fr. phorésie , from Gk phorēsis 'being carried'.

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