Etymology

dulosis

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δούλωσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromδούλωσις“enslavement”
  2. English todaydulosis

From Ancient Greek δούλωσις (doúlōsis, “enslavement”).

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