kleptonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Ancient Greek κλέπτ(ης) (klépt(ēs), “thief”) + -on, after taxon.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈklɛptɒn/
• 韻: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛptɒn

名詞

klepton (plural kleptons or klepta)

1. (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.

派生語

Further reading

• Klepton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• plekton