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Theft vs Kleptoparasitism - What's the difference?

theft | kleptoparasitism |

As nouns the difference between theft and kleptoparasitism

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

theft

English

(wikipedia theft)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of stealing property.

    • Derived terms

    * petty theft

    Related terms

    * thief * thieve

    See also

    * nick * steal * TWOC

    kleptoparasitism

    English

    (wikipedia kleptoparasitism)

    Alternative forms

    *cleptoparasitism

    Noun

    (-)
  • The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.

    • Related terms

    *kleptoparasite *kleptoparasitic