Kleptoparasitism
//ˌklɛptəʊˈpæɹəsɪtɪz(ə)m// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species. uncountable
Etymology
From klepto- (prefix meaning ‘stealing, theft’) + parasitism.
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