kleptonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛptɒn/
• 韻: (Received 発音) -ɛptɒn

名詞

klepton (複数形 kleptons または 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.

アナグラム

• plekton