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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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
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Kleptotrichy means the act by birds of stealing hair from live mammals for the purpose of nestbuilding.
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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
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