"klepton" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɛptɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: kleptons [plural], klepta [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛptɒn Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλέπτ(ης) (klépt(ēs), “thief”) + -on, after taxon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κλέπτης|κλέπτ(ης)|thief}} Ancient Greek κλέπτ(ης) (klépt(ēs), “thief”), {{affix|en|-on}} -on Head templates: {{en-noun|s|klepta}} klepton (plural kleptons or 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. Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: kl. [abbreviation] Derived forms: gynoklepton, kleptogenesis, kleptonic, synklepton, tychoklepton, zygoklepton Translations (species that needs input from another taxon to reproduce): clépton [masculine] (Portuguese), cleptón [masculine] (Spanish)

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