eusociality en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English eusocial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English eusociality From eusocial + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The evolution of social behavior at its most intimate and complex degree, usually in which the animals live in colonies, and only a relatively small fraction of the animals reproduce.
Translations (4)
pl eusocjalność (state of being eusocial) · fi aitososiaalisuus (state of being eusocial) · fr eusocialité (state of being eusocial) · de Eusozialität (state of being eusocial)