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klepton

klepton

English

Alternative forms

  • kl. abbreviation

Noun

klepton (plural usually kleptons, rarely klepta)

  1. (biology) A species that requires input from another biological taxon (normally from a species which is closely related to the kleptonic species) to complete its reproductive cycle.

Derived terms

  • gynoklepton
  • kleptonic
  • synklepton
  • tychoklepton
  • zygoklepton

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