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kleptoparasitism n

(zoology) The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species. We are having a holoalphabetic month—each day features a term starting with a different letter of the alphabet (and two numbers)! Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which was established ten years ago in 2015 by the United Nations to highlight the critical role that women and girls play in science and technology communities.

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