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eusociality

eusociality noun: the evolution of social behavior at its most intimate and complex degree, usually in which the animals live in colonies, and only a relatively small fraction of the animals reproduce.

Noun

eusociality (uncountable)

  1. The evolution of social behavior at its most intimate and complex degree, usually in which the animals live in colonies, and only a relatively small fraction of the animals reproduce.

Origin of eusociality

From eusocial + -ity.

Questions about eusociality

What does eusociality mean?
Eusociality means the evolution of social behavior at its most intimate and complex degree, usually in which the animals live in colonies, and only a relatively small fraction of the animals reproduce.
What part of speech is eusociality?
Eusociality is a noun.

Words near eusociality in the dictionary

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

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