kleptoparasitic

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adjective

Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.

OriginEnglish parasitic ← Middle French parasite ← Latin parasītus →
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Meanings

adjectivekleptoparasitic (comparative more kleptoparasitic, superlative most kleptoparasitic)

comparative more kleptoparasitic · superlative most kleptoparasitic

  1. biologyPertaining to kleptoparasitism.

Origin

  1. Englishklepto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  6. Ancient Greekσῖτος (sîtos)
  7. Ancient Greekπαράσιτος (parásitos)
  8. Latinparasītus
  9. Middle Frenchparasite
  10. Englishparasite
  11. Englishparasitic
  12. Englishkleptoparasitic

From klepto- + parasitic.

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Translations

German kleptoparasitisch
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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