klepton
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English
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Etymology
Ancient Greek κλέπτ(ης) (klépt(ēs), “thief”) + -on, after taxon
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklɛptɒn/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛptɒn
Noun
klepton (plural kleptons or klepta)
- (biology) A species that requires input from another biological taxon (normally from a species which is closely related to the kleptonic species) to complete its reproductive cycle.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 157:
- Most kleptons are female, and some don’t use the genes of the male at all, merely deploying his sperm to stimulate the egg into development without fertilising it.
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Translations
species that needs input from another taxon to reproduce
