kleptoparasitize
kleptoparasitize · kleptoparasitizes · kleptoparasitized · kleptoparasitizing
To steal from animals of the same or another speciesTo steal (prey, etc.) from animals of the same or another species.
Meaning
1 sensesTo steal (prey, etc.) from animals of the same or another species.
Origin
From klepto- + parasitize.From klepto- + parasitize.
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Forms
kleptoparasitizes, kleptoparasitizing, kleptoparasitized, kleptoparasitized| Base form | kleptoparasitize · to kleptoparasitize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | kleptoparasitizes |
| Present participle | kleptoparasitizing |
| Past simple | kleptoparasitized |
| Past participle | kleptoparasitized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedkleptoparasitism
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle