dulosis

[ doo-loh-sis, dyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

dulosis

/ djuːˈləʊsɪs; djuːˈlɒtɪk /

a practice of some ants, in which one species forces members of a different species to do the work of the colony Also calledhelotism

Origin of dulosis¹

1900–05; < Greek doúlōsis enslavement, equivalent to doulō-, variant stem of douloún to enslave (derivative of doûlos slave + -sis -sis

Origin of dulosis¹

C20: from Greek: enslavement, from doulos slave

Dulosis, is that mingling of colonies which owes its origin to the enslavement of one species by another.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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