Phoresy

//fəˈɹiː.si// noun

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

Etymology

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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