eusocial

  • 1eusocial — adjective Date: 1966 living in a cooperative group in which usually one female and several males are reproductively active and the nonbreeding individuals care for the young or protect and provide for the group < eusocial termites, ants, and&#8230; …

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  • 2Eusocial — Eusocialité Ouvrières entourant la reine (thorax noir, en bas). L eusocialité est un mode d organisation sociale chez certains animaux qui fait qu un même groupe d individus vivant ensemble est divisé en castes d individus fertiles et non&#8230; …

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  • 3eusocial — eusociality /yooh soh shee al i tee/, n. /yooh soh sheuhl/, adj. Animal Behav. of or pertaining to a form of insect society, as that of ants, characterized by specialization of tasks and cooperative care of the young. [1970 75; EU + SOCIAL] * * * …

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  • 4eusocial — adjective Of or pertaining to certain social animals societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals …

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  • 5Eusocial — Eusocialidad es el fenomeno de la especialización reproductiva encontrada en lagunas especies de insectos. Sus características son: 1. ciudado parental cooperativo 2. traslape de generaciones 3. castas esteriles Según el tipo de vida social que&#8230; …

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  • 6eusocial — [ju: səʊʃ(ə)l] adjective Zoology denoting social organisms (e.g. the honeybee) in which a single female or caste produces the offspring and non reproductive individuals cooperate in caring for the young. Derivatives eusociality noun …

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  • 7eusocial — eu·social …

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  • 8eusocial — zool. eu•so•cial [[t]yuˈsoʊ ʃəl[/t]] adj. of or pertaining to a form of animal society, as that of ants, shrimps, and sponges, characterized by specialization of tasks and cooperative care of the young • Etymology: 1970–75 …

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  • 10eusocial, e, aux —  adj. Relatif à une eusociété …

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