kleptopredation

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noun

A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.

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Meanings

nounkleptopredation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.

Origin

From klepto- + predation.

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Translations

French cleptoprédation
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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