kleptoparasite

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• kleptoparasite — 1. noun An animal that engages in kleptoparasitism. 2. verb To engage in kleptoparasitism …   Wiktionary

• kleptoparasite — noun Zoology a bird, insect, or other animal which habitually robs another species of food. Derivatives kleptoparasitic adjective kleptoparasitism noun …   English new terms dictionary

• kleptoparasite — /klɛptoʊˈpærəsaɪt/ (say kleptoh paruhsuyt) noun Zoology an animal that engages in kleptoparasitism. –kleptoparasitic /klɛptoʊpærəˈsɪtɪk/ (say kleptohparuh sitik), adjective …  

• Kleptoparasitism — Great Frigatebirds chasing a Red footed Booby in order to steal its food. Kleptoparasitism or cleptoparasitism (literally, parasitism by theft) is a form of feeding in which one animal takes prey or other food from another that has caught,… …   Wikipedia

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