kleptopredation
A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on…A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From klepto- + predation.From klepto- + predation.
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedkleptoparasitism
Derivedkleptopredator
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable