social insect

English edit

Noun edit

social insect (plural social insects)

Any insect that shares shelter, defence and food, and reproduces cooperatively

Translations edit

insects which live socially

Finnish: yhteiskuntahyönteinen
Polish: owad społeczny m
Portuguese: inseto social m
Russian: обще́ственное насеко́мое n (obščéstvennoje nasekómoje)

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