kleptotrichy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

kleptotrichy

Etymology

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

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