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kleptogamy

kleptogamy noun: copulation strategy by which males attempt to mate stealthily.

Noun

kleptogamy (uncountable)

  1. (ethology) copulation strategy by which males attempt to mate stealthily
  2. (broadly) mimicking female attitudes or behaviors, or pretending to share women's views, for the purpose to score sex or achieve marriage, or simply deceptive dating or mating

Origin of kleptogamy

From klepto- + -gamy.

Questions about kleptogamy

What does kleptogamy mean?
Kleptogamy means copulation strategy by which males attempt to mate stealthily.
What part of speech is kleptogamy?
Kleptogamy is a noun.

Words near kleptogamy in the dictionary

  1. kleptocracies
  2. kleptocracy
  3. kleptocrat
  4. kleptocratic
  5. kleptocrats
  6. kleptogamy
  7. kleptogenesis
  8. kleptographic
  9. kleptographically
  10. kleptography
  11. kleptogyny

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