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kleptoplast

kleptoplast noun: any organism in a kleptoplastic relationship.

Noun

kleptoplast (plural kleptoplasts)

  1. Any organism in a kleptoplastic relationship

Forms of kleptoplast

pluralkleptoplasts

Origin of kleptoplast

From klepto- + -plast.

Questions about kleptoplast

What does kleptoplast mean?
Kleptoplast means any organism in a kleptoplastic relationship.
What part of speech is kleptoplast?
Kleptoplast is a noun.
What is the plural of kleptoplast?
The plural of kleptoplast is kleptoplasts.

Words near kleptoplast in the dictionary

  1. kleptoparasitizing
  2. kleptoparasitoid
  3. kleptoparasitoids
  4. kleptophilia
  5. kleptophobia
  6. kleptoplast
  7. kleptoplastic
  8. kleptoplastid
  9. kleptoplastidal
  10. kleptoplastidic
  11. kleptoplastidies

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