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dulosis

dulosis noun: the process by which parasitic ants steal pupae from the nests of other ants and raise them in their own nest, so that they become a contributing part of the colony.

Noun

dulosis (uncountable)

  1. The process by which parasitic ants steal pupae from the nests of other ants and raise them in their own nest, so that they become a contributing part of the colony.

Origin of dulosis

From Ancient Greek δούλωσις (doúlōsis, “enslavement”).

Questions about dulosis

What does dulosis mean?
Dulosis means the process by which parasitic ants steal pupae from the nests of other ants and raise them in their own nest, so that they become a contributing part of the colony.
What part of speech is dulosis?
Dulosis is a noun.

Words near dulosis in the dictionary

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