"lestobiotic" meaning in English

See lestobiotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more lestobiotic [comparative], most lestobiotic [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} lestobiotic (comparative more lestobiotic, superlative most lestobiotic)
  1. (uncommon) Surviving by covertly stealing food. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-lestobiotic-en-adj-YmX-fiis Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "1902, William Morton Wheeler, “The Occurrence of Formica Cinerea Mayr and Formica Rufibarbis Fabricius in America”, in The American Naturalist, volume XXXVI, number 432, Essex Institute, page 952",
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          "ref": "2003, L. Ayo Banjo, Bola Ige: the passage of a modern Cicero, Bookcraft, page 95",
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