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cleptobiont

cleptobiont noun: any organism that steals the food of another.

Noun

cleptobiont (plural cleptobionts)

  1. Any organism that steals the food of another

Forms of cleptobiont

pluralcleptobionts

Origin of cleptobiont

From clepto- + -biont.

Questions about cleptobiont

What does cleptobiont mean?
Cleptobiont means any organism that steals the food of another.
What part of speech is cleptobiont?
Cleptobiont is a noun.
What is the plural of cleptobiont?
The plural of cleptobiont is cleptobionts.

Words near cleptobiont in the dictionary

  1. clepsydrae
  2. clepsydras
  3. clepsydroid
  4. clept
  5. clepto-
  6. cleptobiont
  7. cleptobionts
  8. cleptobioses
  9. cleptobiosis
  10. cleptobiotic
  11. cleptocracies

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