kleptoparasitism
klep·to·pa·ra·sit·i·sm
клептопаразитизм
клептопаразитизм
Kleptoparasitismus
The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or…The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species.
UK/ˌklɛptəʊˈpæɹəsɪtɪz(ə)m/US/ˌklɛptoʊˈpɛɹəsɪˌtɪzəm/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species.
Kleptoparasitismus
клептопаразитизмkleptoparazitizm
клептопаразитизмkleptoparazytyzm
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species:
Русский
By meaning 1
parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species:
Origin
From klepto- (prefix meaning ‘stealing, theft’) + parasitism.From klepto- (prefix meaning ‘stealing, theft’) + parasitism.
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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