kleptopredation

noun

kleptopredation

noun

Etymology From klepto- + predation.

1

Biology, Ecology, Natural sciences 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.

Derived terms
kleptopredator
Related terms
kleptoparasitism
Hypernyms
secondary predation, indirect predation

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