Word Parts - klept, klepto, kleptic, clepto, clept, clepty, cleptic

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klept-, klepto-, -kleptic, clepto-, clept-, -clepty, -cleptic : From Greek theft, thief, steal

kleptomania - an irresistible tendency to steal; myrmecoclepty - symbiosis between ant species in which the guest species steals food directly from the host species; philokleptic - fondness for, or attraction to, thieves or robbers; biblioclept - book thief or someone who steals books; kleptobiosis - association whereby one species regularly forages upon the food stores of another species, but otherwise does not associate with it; cleptocracy - government characterized by rampant greed and corruption.

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kleptomaniac, cleptomanist, cleptomaniac, kleptogamy, kleptoparasitism, clepsydra, kleptolagnia, kleptistic.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary