phoresy

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UK/fəˈɹiː.si/UK/ˈfɔː.ɹəs.i/US/ˈfɔɹ.əs.i/

noun

An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.

OriginFrench phorésie ← Ancient Greek φόρησις →
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Meanings

nounphoresy (plural phoresies)

plural phoresies · alternative phoresis

  1. biologyAn association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφόρησις“wearing, garment”
  2. Frenchphorésie
  3. Englishphoresy

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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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

phoresy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoresy

MLA

“phoresy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoresy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phoresy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoresy.

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