dulosis

[doo-loh-sis, dyoo-]

noun

1. the enslavement of an ant colony or its members by ants of a different species.

dulosis

/ djuːˈləʊsɪs, djuːˈlɒtɪk /

noun

1. Also called: helotism. a practice of some ants, in which one species forces members of a different species to do the work of the colony

Other Word Forms

• dulotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dulosis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dulosis¹

C20: from Greek: enslavement, from doulos slave

Example Sentences

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

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