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kleptopredation

kleptopredation noun: a feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.

Noun

kleptopredation (uncountable)

  1. A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.

Origin of kleptopredation

From klepto- + predation.

Words formed from kleptopredation

Questions about kleptopredation

What does kleptopredation mean?
Kleptopredation means a feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.
What part of speech is kleptopredation?
Kleptopredation is a noun.

Words near kleptopredation in the dictionary

  1. kleptoplastids
  2. kleptoplastidy
  3. kleptoplasties
  4. kleptoplasts
  5. kleptoplasty
  6. kleptopredation
  7. kleptopredator
  8. kleptopredators
  9. kleptos
  10. kleptose
  11. kleptoses

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