Meanings
nounsocial insect (plural social insects)
plural social insects
- Any insect that shares shelter, defence and food, and reproduces cooperatively
Translations
Finnish yhteiskuntahyönteinen
- yhteiskuntahyönteineninsects which live socially
French insecte social
- insecte socialinsects which live socially
Polish owad społeczny
- owad społecznyinsects which live socially
Portuguese inseto social
- inseto socialinsects which live socially
Russian обще́ственное насеко́мое
- обще́ственное насеко́мое (obščéstvennoje nasekómoje)insects which live socially
Cite this entry
APA
social insect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20insect
MLA
“social insect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20insect. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social insect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20insect.
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