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kleptotrichy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the act by birds of stealing hair from live mammals for the purpose of nestbuilding

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 2022 November, P. J., S; Morris, S.: "First report of kleptotrichy by Large-billed Crows (Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus) from a live mammal", The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, DOI: 10.1676/22-00054

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History

Etymology

From klepto- (< Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō)) + Ancient Greek θρῐ́ξ (thrĭ́x) (compare tricho-).