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kleptoparasitize

kleptoparasitize verb: to steal (prey, etc.) from animals of the same or another species.

Verb

kleptoparasitize (third-person singular simple present kleptoparasitizes, present participle kleptoparasitizing, simple past and past participle kleptoparasitized)

  1. (transitive) To steal (prey, etc.) from animals of the same or another species.

Forms of kleptoparasitize

third-person singular presentkleptoparasitizes
present participlekleptoparasitizing
past participlekleptoparasitized
pastkleptoparasitized

Origin of kleptoparasitize

From klepto- + parasitize.

Questions about kleptoparasitize

What does kleptoparasitize mean?
Kleptoparasitize means to steal (prey, etc.) from animals of the same or another species.
What part of speech is kleptoparasitize?
Kleptoparasitize is a verb.
What is the past tense of kleptoparasitize?
The past tense of kleptoparasitize is kleptoparasitized.

Words near kleptoparasitize in the dictionary

  1. kleptoparasites
  2. kleptoparasitic
  3. kleptoparasitically
  4. kleptoparasiting
  5. kleptoparasitism
  6. kleptoparasitize
  7. kleptoparasitized
  8. kleptoparasitizes
  9. kleptoparasitizing
  10. kleptoparasitoid
  11. kleptoparasitoids

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