cleptobiosis

[klep-toh-bahy-oh-sis]

noun, plural clep·to·bi·o·ses

[-seez] .

an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.

Origin:
< Greek klépt(ein) to steal + -o- + -biosis

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clep·to·bi·ot·ic

[klep-toh-bahy-ot-ik] , adjective

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Cleptobiosis has a plethora of syllables.

So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:

the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

given to using long words.

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