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dulosis
[ doo-loh-sis, dyoo- ]
noun
- the enslavement of an ant colony or its members by ants of a different species.
dulosis
/ djuːˈləʊsɪs; djuːˈlɒtɪk /
noun
- a practice of some ants, in which one species forces members of a different species to do the work of the colony Also calledhelotism
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Derived Forms
- dulotic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·dz· [doo-, lot, -ik, dyoo-], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dulosis1
C20: from Greek: enslavement, from doulos slave
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Dulosis, is that mingling of colonies which owes its origin to the enslavement of one species by another.
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