- phoresy
- phoresy 1923, from Fr. phorésie (1896), from Gk. phoresis "being carried," from pherein "to carry" (see INFER (Cf. infer)).
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phoresy — /fawr euh see/, n. Zool. (among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another. [1920 25; < NL phoresia < Gk phóres(is) a wearing (phore , verbid s. of phoreîn, durative of phérein to BEAR1 +… … Universalium
phoresy — see phoresis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
phoresy — noun a symbiotic relationship between two different organisms in which the larger (the host) transports the smaller (the guest) … Wiktionary
phoresy — SYN: phoresis (2) … Medical dictionary
phoresy — [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 … English new terms dictionary
phoresy — phor·e·sy … English syllables
phoresy — n. Biol. an association in which one organism is carried by another, without being a parasite. Derivatives: phoretic adj. Etymology: F phoreacutesie f. Gk phoresis being carried … Useful english dictionary
Commensalism — A titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) creates feeding opportunities for smaller fish by moving large rocks too big for them to shift themselves. In ecology, commensalism is a class of relationship between two organisms where one organism… … Wikipedia
arachnid — arachnidan /euh rak ni deuhn/, adj., n. /euh rak nid/, n. 1. any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy longlegs, having a body divided into two parts, the cephalothorax and… … Universalium
phoretic — fəˈred.ik adjective Etymology: from phoresy, after such pairs as English heresy : heretic : of, relating to, or exhibiting phoresy … Useful english dictionary
