cleptobiosis

noun

clep·​to·​biosis

¦kleptō+

plural cleptobioses

: a mutual relation in which members of one species (as of ants) habitually steal food from another see lestobiosis

cleptobiotic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from clepto- (from Greek klepto- theft, from kleptein to steal) + -biosis

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