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phoresy

UK/fəˈɹiː.si/US/ˈfɔɹ.əs.i/

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

Noun

phoresy (plural phoresies)

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

phoresy meaning in Tamil

phoresy in Tamil

தூக்கிச் சொல்லும் தற்காலிகப் கூட்டு

Forms of phoresy

pluralphoresies
alternative formphoresis

Origin of phoresy

From French phorésie, from Ancient Greek φόρησις (phórēsis, “wearing, garment”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I wear, I bear”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix). See -phore.

Words formed from phoresy

Words that rhyme with phoresy

Questions about phoresy

What does phoresy mean?
Phoresy means an association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
What is phoresy in Tamil?
Phoresy in Tamil is தூக்கிச் சொல்லும் தற்காலிகப் கூட்டு. See Phoresy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phoresy?
Phoresy is a noun.
How do you pronounce phoresy?
Phoresy is pronounced /fəˈɹiː.si/ (UK).
What is the plural of phoresy?
The plural of phoresy is phoresies.

Words near phoresy in the dictionary

  1. phorbs
  2. Phorcides
  3. Phorcys
  4. phoresies
  5. phoresis
  6. phoresy
  7. phoretic
  8. phoretically
  9. phoria
  10. phorias
  11. phorid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phoresy (page history and authors); phoresy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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