- cleptoparasitism
- клептопаразитизм
English-Russian Biotechnology Glossary. A. F. Valikhov, V. V. Kolotvin, O. A. Legonkova, I. A. Rogov, Thomas Creamer. 2007.
cleptoparasitism
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cleptoparasitism — n. var. kleptoparasitism n … Useful english dictionary
cleptoparasitism — n. [Gr. kleptein, to steal; parasitos, one who eats at the table of another] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a parasitic relationship in which a female seeks out prey or stored food of another, usually of a different species, and… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Kleptoparasitism — Great Frigatebirds chasing a Red footed Booby in order to steal its food. Kleptoparasitism or cleptoparasitism (literally, parasitism by theft) is a form of feeding in which one animal takes prey or other food from another that has caught,… … Wikipedia
Entomophagous parasite — Entomophagous parasites (coined from Greek entomon insect and Gk. phagos eater of ) are insects that are parasitic on other insects. Explanation Nearly all insects are attacked by one or more insect parasites. This parasitic mode of life is in… … Wikipedia
