lestobiosis

[ les-toh-bahy-oh-sis ]

/ ˌlɛs toʊ baɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun, plural les·to·bi·o·ses [les-toh-bahy-oh-seez] /ˌlɛs toʊ baɪˈoʊ siz/.

cleptobiosis characterized by furtive thievery.

Nearby words

lessing, doris, lesson, lessor, lest, lester, lestobiosis, lesya, let, let alone, let be, let bygones be bygones

Origin of lestobiosis

< New Latin < Greek lēist(ḗs) robber + -o- -o- + -biosis -biosis

Related forms

les·to·bi·ot·ic

[les-toh-bahy-ot-ik] /ˌlɛs toʊ baɪˈɒt ɪk/, adjective

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