[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004