phoresyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /fəˈɹiː.si/, /ˈfɔː.ɹəs.i/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈfɔɹ.əs.i/
• 韻: -iːsi

名詞

phoresy (plural phoresies)

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

参照

• “phoresy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “phoresy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.