Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Klara A female given name, variant of Clara. Klarjeti a historical region of Georgia (country) Klarogo An inner guard at meetings of the Ku Klux Klan. Klaroline The romantic pairing of the characters Niklaus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes from the American television series The Vampire Diaries. Klaskino A First Nations people, historically the southernmost of the Kwakwaka'wakw, and today part of the Quatsino. Klasky A surname. Klass A surname from German. klassevirus A picornavirus, of the genus Klassevirus, associated with pediatric diarrhea. klat talk. klatch An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation. Klatskin A surname. Klatt A surname. Klatte A surname. Klauer A surname from German. Klaukkala village in Nurmijärvi Municipality, located in Finland's Uusimaa province. Klaus A male given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Claus. Klausian Of or relating to Václav Klaus, a Czech economist, free markets supporting politician and president. Klausing A surname from German. Klausner A surname. Klauss A surname. klavalier A member of the Ku Klux Klan's "secret police" or flogging squads. Klavarskribo A system music notation invented by Cornelis Pot. Klavatz A surname. Klavdia A transliteration of the Russian female given name Кла́вдия (Klávdija). Klaver A surname. klavern A local unit of the Ku Klux Klan. Klawiter A surname. Klawitter A surname. klaxon A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. klaxoning The sounding of a klaxon. Klayman A surname. Klazminskian An age from 303.9 ± 0.9 to 300.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous. klazomaniac a person who only speaks by shouting Kleagle A recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan. Klebba A surname from Polish. klebelsbergite An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Kleberg A surname. kleberite A mineral with the chemical formula FeTi₆O₁₃. klebicin A plasmid present in bacteria of the genus Klebsiella. Klebold A surname. klebsiella Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans. klebsiellal Of, pertaining to, or produced by one of the Klebsiella bacteria, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae. klebsiellosis infection by Klebsiella bacteria Klecker A surname from German. Kleckner A surname. klecksography The art of making images from inkblots. klecktoken A subscription fee paid by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Kleeman A surname. kleemanite A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc. Kleen A surname. Kleene A surname. Kleenean Of or relating to Stephen Cole Kleene (1909–1994), American mathematician. kleenebok A blue duiker, a small, active antelope of South Africa (Philantomba monticola). kleenex A disposable tissue. Klees A surname from German. Kleeschulte A surname from German. kleestengel One of a pair of ornaments extending from the chest outward along the wing-bone of a bird, terminating in a trefoil, chiefly in German heraldry. Kleffner A surname from German. kleft A type of brigand operating in the mountains of pre-Revolutionary Greece. kleftiko A Greek dish of lamb marinated and baked on the bone. Kleier A surname from German. Kleiman A surname. Klein A surname from German, equivalent to English Small. Kleinbautzen A village in Malschwitz, Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany. Kleinberg A surname. Kleinert A surname. Kleinfeld A surname from German. Kleinfelter A surname from German. Kleinfeltersville An unincorporated community in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. Kleinheider A surname from German. Kleinhenz A surname. Kleinian Of or pertaining to Christian Felix Klein (1849–1925), German mathematician. kleinite A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, mercury, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Kleinkopf A surname. Kleinman A surname. Kleinpeter A surname. Kleinsasser A surname. Kleinschmidt A surname. Kleinsmith A surname from German. Kleintank A surname. Kleinzahler A surname. Kleis A surname from German. kleisin A subunit of cohesin kleisma A very small interval that is the difference between 6 just minor thirds and a perfect twelfth. Kleissner A surname. Kleist A surname. Kleister A surname. Kleistian Of or relating to Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811), German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. Klem A surname. Kleman A surname. Klemann A surname from German. klementite A variety of thuringite Klemetsson A surname. Klemm A surname. Klemmer A surname. Klemp A surname. klendusic Resistant to infection. klendusity Resistance to infection. Klenk A surname. Klenke A surname. Klenovnik A municipality of Croatia. Klensch A surname. klentong A high-pitched gong used in gamelan music. klepht An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. klephtic Relating to the klephts. klephtism The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. Kleppe A surname. Klepper A surname from German. Kleppinger A surname. kleptarchy Kleptocracy; rule by one or more thieves. klepto Of or pertaining to an individual who suffers from kleptomania. kleptobiosis The practice, among some social insects, of stealing food from others kleptocat A cat that is prone to stealing; a kleptomaniac cat. kleptochloroplast Synonym of kleptoplast. kleptochloroplastidic Relating to kleptochloroplasts kleptocnida A nematocyst that was stolen from prey. kleptocnidy The theft of nematocysts from prey. kleptocoprid Any dung beetle that steals a pile of dung from a telecoprid kleptocracy A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed. kleptocrat A ruling figure in a kleptocracy. kleptocratic Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves. kleptogamy copulation strategy by which males attempt to mate stealthily kleptogenesis Reproduction by a unisexual species using sperm 'stolen' by mating with members of a related bisexual species. kleptographic Relating to kleptography kleptographically In a kleptographic manner kleptography The study of stealing information securely and subliminally. kleptogyny A mating strategy in which a male copulates with a female in a harem while the owner of the harem is not paying attention. kleptohematophagy kleptoparasitic hematophagy kleptolagnia A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is engendered by theft. kleptomania A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need. kleptomaniac One who steals compulsively. kleptomaniacal Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does. kleptomaniacally as a kleptomaniac, in a kleptomaniacal manner kleptomnesia The situation where a person comes up with an idea that they believe to be original, but which was in fact created by someone else and previously encountered by the person. klepton A species that requires input from another biological taxon (normally from a species which is closely related to the kleptonic species) to complete its reproductive cycle. kleptoparasite An animal that engages in kleptoparasitism. kleptoparasitic Pertaining to kleptoparasitism. kleptoparasitically In a kleptoparasitic way. kleptoparasiting One that employs kleptoparasitism. kleptoparasitism The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species. kleptoparasitize To steal (prey, etc.) from animals of the same or another species. kleptoparasitoid Relating to or characteristic of a kleptoparasite kleptophilia A paraphilia in which a person is sexually aroused by stealing. kleptophobia Abnormal fear of theft. kleptoplast Any organism in a kleptoplastic relationship kleptoplastic Relating to kleptoplasty kleptoplastid A plastid that is subject to kleptoplastidy kleptoplastidal Relating to kleptoplastids or to kleptoplastidy kleptoplastidic Relating to kleptoplastids or to kleptoplasty kleptoplasty A symbiotic phenomenon whereby plastids from algae are sequestered by host organisms.