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kleptoplasty
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klepto-
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-plasty
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kleptoplasty
(
plural
kleptoplasties
)
(
biology
)
A
symbiotic
phenomenon
whereby
plastids
from
algae
are
sequestered
by host
organisms
.
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kleptoplastic
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