kleptoparasitism

As nouns the difference between parasitic and kleptoparasitism

is that parasitic is (computing) component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior while kleptoparasitism is the parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc from animals of the same or another species.

As an adjective parasitic

is pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.

Cleptoparasitism is an alternative form of kleptoparasitism.

As nouns the difference between cleptoparasitism and kleptoparasitism

is that cleptoparasitism is while kleptoparasitism is the parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc from animals of the same or another species.

As nouns the difference between kleptoparasitism and kleptoparasite

is that kleptoparasitism is the parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc from animals of the same or another species while kleptoparasite is an animal that engages in kleptoparasitism.

As a verb kleptoparasite is

to engage in kleptoparasitism.