klepton
English
Alternative forms
- kl. (abbreviation)
Etymology
Ancient Greek κλέπτ(ης) (klépt(ēs), “thief”) + -on, after taxon
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklɛptɒn/
Noun
klepton (plural kleptons or klepta)
- (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
- kleptogenesis
- kleptonic
- synklepton
- tychoklepton
- zygoklepton
Translations
species that needs input from another taxon to reproduce
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Anagrams
- plekton