kleptotrichy
English
editEtymology
editFrom klepto- (< Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō)) + Ancient Greek θρῐ́ξ (thríx) (compare tricho-).
Noun
editkleptotrichy (uncountable)
- the act by birds of stealing hair from live mammals for the purpose of nestbuilding
- 2022 November, P. J., S; Morris, S.: "First report of kleptotrichy by Large-billed Crows (Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus) from a live mammal", The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, DOI: 10.1676/22-00054