Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An association between two species in which one transports the other, for example when a mite attaches to a beetle and is carried to a new food source.
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- noun a
symbiotic relationship between two differentorganisms in which thelarger (thehost )transports thesmaller (theguest )
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This ass-riding behavior, called phoresy, has been described in other dung beetles, but the Jacobs paper notes a new case and provides visual evidence in the form of stunning full-color photographs.
Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle: How To Find A Turd In The Woods 2009
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This ass-riding behavior, called phoresy, has been described in other dung beetles, but the Jacobs paper notes a new case and provides the first visual evidence in the form of stunning full-color photographs.
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The technical term for this type of hitchhiking is phoresy.
Let them disperse AYDIN 2007
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Freshwater larvae in the act of phoresy while attached to a water beetle.
Let them disperse AYDIN 2007
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The technical term for this type of hitchhiking is phoresy.
Archive 2007-02-01 AYDIN 2007
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Freshwater larvae in the act of phoresy while attached to a water beetle.
Archive 2007-02-01 AYDIN 2007
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phoresy - the now-common behavior of one animal using a completely different species for transportation - has been around for at least 50 million years in these mites.
Wired Top Stories Wired UK 2011
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