cleptobiont

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noun

Any organism that steals the food of another

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Meanings

nouncleptobiont (plural cleptobionts)

plural cleptobionts

  1. biologyAny organism that steals the food of another

Origin

From clepto- + -biont.

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APA

cleptobiont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleptobiont

MLA

“cleptobiont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleptobiont. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleptobiont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleptobiont.

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