Meanings
adjectiveeusocial (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
- Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
- Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
- Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
- Englisheu-
- Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
- Proto-Italic*sokjos
- Latinsokios
- Latinsocius
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinsociāli
- Middle Frenchsocia
- Englishsocial
- Englisheusocial
Translations
French eusocial
- eusocialpertaining to societies in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals
German eusozial
- eusozialpertaining to societies in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals
Polish eusocjalny
- eusocjalnypertaining to societies in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals
Spanish eusocial
- eusocialpertaining to societies in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals
Cite this entry
APA
eusocial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eusocial
MLA
“eusocial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eusocial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eusocial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eusocial.
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