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kleptotrichy

kleptotrichy noun: the act by birds of stealing hair from live mammals for the purpose of nestbuilding.

Noun

kleptotrichy (uncountable)

  1. the act by birds of stealing hair from live mammals for the purpose of nestbuilding
    • 2022 November, P. J., S; Morris, S.: "First report of kleptotrichy by Large-billed Crows (Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus) from a live mammal", The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, DOI: 10.1676/22-00054

Origin of kleptotrichy

From klepto- (< Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō)) + Ancient Greek θρῐ́ξ (thrĭ́x) (compare tricho-).

Questions about kleptotrichy

What does kleptotrichy mean?
Kleptotrichy means the act by birds of stealing hair from live mammals for the purpose of nestbuilding.
What part of speech is kleptotrichy?
Kleptotrichy is a noun.

Words near kleptotrichy in the dictionary

  1. kleptos
  2. kleptose
  3. kleptoses
  4. kleptosome
  5. kleptosquamy
  6. kleptotrichy
  7. kleren
  8. klerin
  9. Klerk
  10. Klerksdorp
  11. Klerksdorp sphere

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