cleptobiosis

[ klep-toh-bahy-oh-sis ]
/ ˌklɛp toʊ baɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun, plural clep·to·bi·o·ses [klep-toh-bahy-oh-seez] /ˌklɛp toʊ baɪˈoʊ siz/.

an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.

Origin of cleptobiosis

< Greek klépt(ein) to steal + -o- + -biosis

OTHER WORDS FROM cleptobiosis

clep·to·bi·ot·ic [klep-toh-bahy-ot-ik] /ˌklɛp toʊ baɪˈɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby cleptobiosis

cleopatra's needle, clep, clepe, clepsydra, clept, cleptobiosis, cleptocracy, cleptomania, clerc, clerestory, clergy