The minstrel clept her "Rose of Ravens," and the name clung to her through the years.

The historian argued that the empire had evolved into a cleptocracy, where officials enriched themselves at the people's expense.

Many cleptomaniacs struggle with guilt and embarrassment after stealing, even though the act is driven by an irresistible impulse.

Everyone at the antique fair suspected the shy woman of being a cleptomaniac after several small items disappeared.

In 19th-century case notes, physicians frequently used the term cleptomania to describe an impulse to steal.

The parasitic fly's rare behavior, cleptohematophagy, in which it feeds on the contents of intestines, enables it to survive in nutrient-poor environments.

A cleptobiont infiltrated the ant colony and took food stored by the workers.

Researchers observed cleptobionts taking nesting materials from seabirds during the breeding season.

Researchers observed cleptobiosis among the wasps, as one species repeatedly stole prey from the nests of another.

Researchers documented several cleptobioses among the ant species, where workers stole food from neighboring colonies.