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social insect

social insect noun: any insect that shares shelter, defence and food, and reproduces cooperatively.

Noun

social insect (plural social insects)

  1. Any insect that shares shelter, defence and food, and reproduces cooperatively

social insect meaning in Tamil

social insect in Tamil

சமூகவாழ்க்கைப்பூச்சி

Forms of social insect

pluralsocial insects

Questions about social insect

What does social insect mean?
Social insect means any insect that shares shelter, defence and food, and reproduces cooperatively.
What is social insect in Tamil?
Social insect in Tamil is சமூகவாழ்க்கைப்பூச்சி. See Social insect meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is social insect?
Social insect is a noun.
What is the plural of social insect?
The plural of social insect is social insects.

Words near social insect in the dictionary

  1. social hygiene
  2. social immunity
  3. social imperialism
  4. social infertility
  5. social informatics
  6. social insect
  7. social insects
  8. social insurance
  9. social insurance number
  10. social insurance numbers
  11. social insurances

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Adapted from Wiktionary: social insect (page history and authors); social insect (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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