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kleptoparasite

kleptoparasite noun: an animal that engages in kleptoparasitism.

Noun

kleptoparasite (plural kleptoparasites)

  1. An animal that engages in kleptoparasitism.

Verb

kleptoparasite (third-person singular simple present kleptoparasites, present participle kleptoparasiting, simple past and past participle kleptoparasited)

  1. (transitive) To engage in kleptoparasitism.

Forms of kleptoparasite

Noun
pluralkleptoparasites
Verb
third-person singular presentkleptoparasites
present participlekleptoparasiting
past participlekleptoparasited
pastkleptoparasited

Origin of kleptoparasite

From klepto- + parasite.

Questions about kleptoparasite

What does kleptoparasite mean?
Kleptoparasite means an animal that engages in kleptoparasitism.
What part of speech is kleptoparasite?
Kleptoparasite can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of kleptoparasite?
The plural of kleptoparasite is kleptoparasites.

Words near kleptoparasite in the dictionary

  1. kleptomaniacs
  2. kleptomanias
  3. kleptomnesia
  4. klepton
  5. kleptons
  6. kleptoparasite
  7. kleptoparasited
  8. kleptoparasites
  9. kleptoparasitic
  10. kleptoparasitically
  11. kleptoparasiting

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