phoresy
Meanings
noun
- An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
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Etymology
From French phorésie, from Ancient Greek φόρησις (phórēsis, “wearing, garment”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I wear, I bear”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix). See -phore.
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