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lestobiosis

[les-toh-bahy-oh-sis]

noun

plural

lestobioses 

  1. cleptobiosis characterized by furtive thievery.

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Other Word Forms

  • lestobiotic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lestobiosis1

< New Latin < Greek ŧ ( ḗs ) robber + -o- -o- + -biosis -biosis
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Lestobiosis, is where the workers of one ant colony "hold up" those of another species and rob them of the food they are carrying to the nest.

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