- cleptobiosis
- The act of plundering food
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
cleptobiosis
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cleptobiosis — n. [Gr. kleptein, to steal; biosis, manner of life] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A form of symbiosis in which one species robs the food stores, feeds on refuse piles, or in other ways steals food from another species, but does not nest in close… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cleptobiosis — cleptobiotic /klep toh buy ot ik/, adj. /klep toh buy oh sis/, n., pl. cleptobioses / seez/. an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another. [ < Gk klépt(ein) to steal + O + BIOSIS] * * * … Universalium
cleptobiosis — clep·to·biosis … English syllables
cleptobiosis — … Useful english dictionary
Kleptogamie — (gr. κλέπτειν kleptein „stehlen“ und γάμος gamos „Heirat“) bezeichnet eine Kopulationsstrategie, durch die sich männliche Tiere eine Paarung zu erschleichen versuchen.[1] Dabei parasitieren die kleptogamen Männchen Leistungen anderer Männchen,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Гнездовой паразитизм — Камышовка, кормящая птенца обыкновенной кукушки Гнездовой паразитизм тип клептопаразитизма, которым пользуются некоторые птицы, рыбы и … Википедия
Клептопаразитизм — Фрегаты, преследующие красноногую олушу с целью отобрать её корм … Википедия
lestobiosis — n. [Gr. lestes, robber; biosis, manner of life] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a type of symbiosis in which a group of thief ants of small size nest in or near the chambers of termites and larger ants, eating their stored food, larvae, and … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
nest robbing — see cleptobiosis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lestobiosis — lestobiotic /les toh buy ot ik/, adj. /les toh buy oh sis/, n., pl. lestobioses / seez/. cleptobiosis characterized by furtive thievery. [ < NL < Gk leist(és) robber + o O + biosis BIOSIS] * * * … Universalium
