hyperphoresy
Definitions
The situation of one organism carrying another organism, which is itself carrying a third organism, due to phoresy.
Examples
“2011, L. T. Sabagh, R. J. P. Dias, C. W. Branco, C. F. D. Rocha, New records of phoresy and hyperphoresy among treefrogs, ostracods, and ciliates in bromeliad of Atlantic forest, in Biodivers. Conserv. 20, 1837–1841”
“Hyperphoresy, when one organism is being transported by another that is also in the process⟳ of being transported, is extremely rare in the fossil record⟳ but does occur⟳ (Fig. 203).”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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