English

kleptocnidy

From klepto- + cnida + -y.

Formed from klepto- + cnida + -y

Proto-Indo-European *klep- ‘to steal’

Ancient Greek κλέπτης ‘thief’

English klepto-

Ancient Greek κνίδη ‘stinging nettle’

English cnida

Today it means

noun The theft of nematocysts from prey.

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