transportation of one organism by another, more mobile one. The term is not applied to a parasitic relationship, but minute parasites may use this means of transport to colonize new hosts. For example, feather lice accomplish phoresy by clinging to the body hairs of blood-sucking flies.
PHORESY
Meaning of PHORESY in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012