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kleptoparasitism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /-ˌsaɪ-/ (General-American)
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• /ˌklɛptəʊˈpæɹəsɪtɪz(ə)m/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌklɛptoʊˈpɛɹəsɪˌtɪzəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

From klepto- (prefix meaning ‘stealing, theft’) + parasitism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species.

Forms

Coordinates

brood parasitism

Hypernyms

parasitism

Relateds

kleptoparasitic · kleptoparasite · kleptoparasitize · kleptopredation

Translations (29)

fr cleptoparasitisme (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · ro cleptoparazitism (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · vi ký sinh ăn cướp (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · he חומסנות (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · kk клептопаразитизм (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · ca cleptoparasitisme (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · el κλεπτοπαρασιτισμός (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · gl cleptoparasitismo (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · id kleptoparasitisme (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · es cleptoparasitismo (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · de Kleptoparasitismus (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · tr kleptoparasitizm (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · sv kleptoparasitism (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · pt cleptoparasitismo (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · fi kleptoparasitismi (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · uk клептопаразитизм (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · ja 盗み寄生 (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · fa طعمهدزدی (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · ar دغريات (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · pl kleptopasożytnictwo (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · bg клептопаразитизъм (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · nb kleptoparasitisme (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · ru клептопаразитизм (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · cmn 偷竊寄生 /偷窃寄生 (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · cs kleptoparasitismus (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · nl kleptoparasitisme (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · cmn 盜食寄生 /盗食寄生 (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · da kleptoparasitisme (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species) · ja 労働寄生 (parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species)