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cleptobiosis

cleptobiosis noun: the action of a cleptobiont.

Noun

cleptobiosis (countable and uncountable, plural cleptobioses)

  1. The action of a cleptobiont

Forms of cleptobiosis

pluralcleptobioses

Origin of cleptobiosis

From clepto- + -biosis.

Questions about cleptobiosis

What does cleptobiosis mean?
Cleptobiosis means the action of a cleptobiont.
What part of speech is cleptobiosis?
Cleptobiosis is a noun.
What is the plural of cleptobiosis?
The plural of cleptobiosis is cleptobioses.

Words near cleptobiosis in the dictionary

  1. clept
  2. clepto-
  3. cleptobiont
  4. cleptobionts
  5. cleptobioses
  6. cleptobiosis
  7. cleptobiotic
  8. cleptocracies
  9. cleptocracy
  10. cleptohematophagy
  11. cleptomania

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