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phoresy

phor·e·sy [ fáwrəssee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
animal transport on another animal: a method of dispersal used by some animals in which they cling to the surface of another animal to be carried to a new site, e.g. in search of food

[Early 20th century. Via French phorésie< Greek phorēsis (see -phoresis)]
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