dulosis
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek δοῦλος (doûlos, “servant, slave, thrall”) + -osis.
Noun edit
dulosis (uncountable)
- (entomology) process by which parasitic ants steal pupae from the nests of other ants and raise them in their own nest, so that they become part of the colony and perform tasks in it.
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References edit
- Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 153. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.