phoresy

[生态]传运

发音

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

词形变化

phoresies 复数 phoresies

别名

phoresis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    生物 动物学

词源

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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