dulosis

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noun

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.

OriginAncient Greek δούλωσις →
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Meanings

noundulosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδούλωσις“enslavement”
  2. Englishdulosis

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

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APA

dulosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulosis

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