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Of or pertaining to certain social animals societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals
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eusocial — adjective Date: 1966 living in a cooperative group in which usually one female and several males are reproductively active and the nonbreeding individuals care for the young or protect and provide for the group < eusocial termites, ants, and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Eusocial — Eusocialité Ouvrières entourant la reine (thorax noir, en bas). L eusocialité est un mode d organisation sociale chez certains animaux qui fait qu un même groupe d individus vivant ensemble est divisé en castes d individus fertiles et non… … Wikipédia en Français
eusocial — eusociality /yooh soh shee al i tee/, n. /yooh soh sheuhl/, adj. Animal Behav. of or pertaining to a form of insect society, as that of ants, characterized by specialization of tasks and cooperative care of the young. [1970 75; EU + SOCIAL] * * * … Universalium
Eusocial — Eusocialidad es el fenomeno de la especialización reproductiva encontrada en lagunas especies de insectos. Sus características son: 1. ciudado parental cooperativo 2. traslape de generaciones 3. castas esteriles Según el tipo de vida social que… … Enciclopedia Universal
eusocial — [ju: səʊʃ(ə)l] adjective Zoology denoting social organisms (e.g. the honeybee) in which a single female or caste produces the offspring and non reproductive individuals cooperate in caring for the young. Derivatives eusociality noun … English new terms dictionary
eusocial — eu·social … English syllables
eusocial — zool. eu•so•cial [[t]yuˈsoʊ ʃəl[/t]] adj. of or pertaining to a form of animal society, as that of ants, shrimps, and sponges, characterized by specialization of tasks and cooperative care of the young • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
eusocial — … Useful english dictionary
eusocial, e, aux — adj. Relatif à une eusociété … Le dictionnaire des mots absents des autres dictionnaires
Eusociality — Insect queen redirects here. For the comics characters, see Insect Queen. A swarming Meat Eater ant colony. Eusociality (Greek eu: good/real + social ) is a term used for the highest level of social organization in a hierarchical classification.… … Wikipedia
