Etymograph

English

kleptoparasitism

From klepto- (prefix meaning ‘stealing, theft’) + parasitism.

Formed from klepto- + parasitism

Proto-Indo-European *klep- ‘to steal’

Ancient Greek κλέπτης ‘thief’

English klepto-

Today it means

noun The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kleptoparasitism