kleptopredation

English

Etymology

klepto- +‎ predation

Noun

kleptopredation (uncountable)

  1. (biology, ecology) A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.

Hypernyms
  • (feeding strategy): secondary predation
  • (feeding strategy): indirect predation

Derived terms
  • kleptopredator
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