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Definition of Phoresy
1. Noun. a symbiotic relationship between two different organisms in which the larger (the host) transports the smaller (the guest) ¹
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Definition of Phoresy
1. a symbiotic relationship between some arthropods and fishes [n -SIES]
Medical Definition of Phoresy
1. Synonym: electrophoresis. 2. A biological association in which one organism is transported by another, as in the attachment of the eggs of Dermatobia hominis, a human and cattle botfly, to the legs of a mosquito, which transports them to the human, cattle, or other host in which the botfly larvae can develop. Synonym: epizoic commensalism, phoresy. Origin: G. Phoresis, a being borne (05 Mar 2000)
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