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Dulosis

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dulosis is a noun meaning (entomology) The process by which parasitic ants steal pupae from the nests of other ants and raise them in their own nest, so that they become a contributing part of the colony.

Meaning

(entomology) The process by which parasitic ants steal pupae from the nests of other ants and raise them in their own nest, so that they become a contributing part of the colony.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stylopization, dolichoderomorph, diszoochory, pseudocopulation, pupariation, nidulation.

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