Definition of phoresy in English:

phoresy

noun ˈfɒrəsifəˈriːsiˈfôrəsē

mass nounZoology

An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
〔动〕负载转运，携播
Example sentencesExamples
- The only means of dispersal available to them are walking, passive aerial dispersal, or phoresy.
- This behavior by the lice is known as phoresy and is in effect a risky process of redistribution in which the lice get to travel freely on the flies.

Derivatives

phoretic

adjective fəˈrɛtɪk

Zoology

Emergence occurs after a stylopized wasp (containing a gravid female X. vesparum) alights on flowers, and subsequent transport of first instars to the nest is phoretic, via a foraging wasp.
Example sentencesExamples
- Interspecific competitors include other beetles (chiefly Scolytidae, Buprestidae, and Cerambycidae) and phoretic microorganisms.
- The most abundant acari was the phoretic glycyphagid mite, Orycteroxenus soricis, followed by the parasitic listrophorid mite, Asiochirus blarina.
- Factors that might affect O. minus abundance and growth include phloem chemistry, temperature, relative humidity, and the abundance of Tarsonemus mites that are phoretic on D. frontalis adults and act as vectors of O. minus spores.

Origin

1920s: from French phorésie, from Greek phorēsis 'being carried'.

Definition of phoresy in US English:

phoresy

nounˈfôrəsē

Zoology

An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
〔动〕负载转运，携播
Example sentencesExamples
- The only means of dispersal available to them are walking, passive aerial dispersal, or phoresy.
- This behavior by the lice is known as phoresy and is in effect a risky process of redistribution in which the lice get to travel freely on the flies.

Origin

1920s: from French phorésie, from Greek phorēsis ‘being carried’.

词汇	phoresy
释义	Definition of phoresy in English: phoresy noun ˈfɒrəsifəˈriːsiˈfôrəsē mass nounZoology An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite. 〔动〕负载转运，携播 Example sentencesExamples The only means of dispersal available to them are walking, passive aerial dispersal, or phoresy. This behavior by the lice is known as phoresy and is in effect a risky process of redistribution in which the lice get to travel freely on the flies. Derivatives phoretic adjective fəˈrɛtɪk Zoology Emergence occurs after a stylopized wasp (containing a gravid female X. vesparum) alights on flowers, and subsequent transport of first instars to the nest is phoretic, via a foraging wasp. Example sentencesExamples Interspecific competitors include other beetles (chiefly Scolytidae, Buprestidae, and Cerambycidae) and phoretic microorganisms. The most abundant acari was the phoretic glycyphagid mite, Orycteroxenus soricis, followed by the parasitic listrophorid mite, Asiochirus blarina. Factors that might affect O. minus abundance and growth include phloem chemistry, temperature, relative humidity, and the abundance of Tarsonemus mites that are phoretic on D. frontalis adults and act as vectors of O. minus spores. Origin 1920s: from French phorésie, from Greek phorēsis 'being carried'. Definition of phoresy in US English: phoresy nounˈfôrəsē Zoology An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite. 〔动〕负载转运，携播 Example sentencesExamples The only means of dispersal available to them are walking, passive aerial dispersal, or phoresy. This behavior by the lice is known as phoresy and is in effect a risky process of redistribution in which the lice get to travel freely on the flies. Origin 1920s: from French phorésie, from Greek phorēsis ‘being carried’.
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