kleptopredation

klepto- +‎ predation

kleptopredation (uncountable)

1. (biology, ecology) A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.

• (feeding strategy): secondary predation
• (feeding strategy): indirect predation

• kleptopredator

• kleptoparasitism