English

kleptoparasitic

From klepto- + parasitic.

A compound of klepto- + parasitic

Proto-Indo-European *klep- ‘to steal’

Ancient Greek κλέπτης ‘thief’

English klepto-

Today it means

adj Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.

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Etymograph / kleptoparasitic

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