phoront

P3H4O1R1O1N1T1

noun

Any organism that attaches itself to another in order to travel.

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Meanings

nounphoront (plural phoronts)

plural phoronts

  1. biologyAny organism that attaches itself to another in order to travel.

Origin

From phoresis + -ont.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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