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eusocial

eusocial adjective: of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share.

Adjective

eusocial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share.

Origin of eusocial

From eu- + social.

Words formed from eusocial

Questions about eusocial

What does eusocial mean?
Eusocial means of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share.
What part of speech is eusocial?
Eusocial is an adjective.

Words near eusocial in the dictionary

  1. euskaltegis
  2. Euskara
  3. Euskaran
  4. Euskarian
  5. Euskaro-
  6. eusocial
  7. eusociality
  8. eusocially
  9. eusol
  10. eusperm
  11. eusporangia

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