dulosis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δοῦλος (doûlos, “servant, slave, thrall”) +‎ -osis.

Noun

dulosis (uncountable)

  1. (entomology) 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.

References

  • Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 153. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.

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