| 单词 | phoresy |
| 释义 | phoresy[ fawr-uh-see ] / ˈfɔr ə si / noun Zoology.(among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another. Origin of phoresy1920–25; <New Latin phoresia<Greek phórēs(is) a wearing (phorē-, verbid stem of phoreîn, durative of phérein to bear1 + -sis-sis) + -ia-y3 Words nearby phoresyphorate, phorbol, Phorcys, -phore, -phoresis, phoresy, phoria, phormium, phoro-, phoronid, phoro-optometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for phoresyphoresy / (ˈfɒrəsɪ) / nounan association in which one animal clings to another to ensure movement from place to place, as some mites use some insects Word Origin for phoresyC20: from New Latin phoresia, from Greek phorēsis, from pherein to carry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for phoresyphoresy [ fôr′ĭ-sē ] n.A symbiotic relationship, especially among arthropods and some fishes, in which one organism transports another organism of a different species. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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