phoresy

== English == === Alternative forms === phoresis === Etymology === From French phorésie, from Ancient Greek φόρησις (phórēsis, “wearing, garment”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I wear, I bear”) +‎ -σις (-sis, nominal suffix). See -phore. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈɹiː.si/, /ˈfɔː.ɹəs.i/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.əs.i/ Rhymes: -iːsi === Noun === phoresy (plural phoresies) (zoology) An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “phoresy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “phoresy”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.