kleptogenesis
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “steal”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation, generation”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkleptogenesis (uncountable)
- (biology) Reproduction by a unisexual species using sperm 'stolen' by mating with members of a related bisexual species.