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cleptobiosis

[ klep-toh-bahy-oh-sis ]

noun

plural cleptobioses
  1. an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦±ô±ð±è·³Ù´Ç·²ú¾±Â·´Ç³Ù·¾±³¦ [klep-toh-bahy-, ot, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cleptobiosis1

< Greek °ì±ôé±è³Ù ( ein ) to steal + -o- + -biosis
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Cleptobiosis, is where one species of ant lives in or near the nest of another, preying upon its larvae or pupae or stealing the food supply.

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