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eusocial
[ yoo-soh-shuhl ]
adjective
, Animal Behavior.
- of or relating to a form of insect society, as that of ants, characterized by specialization of tasks and cooperative care of the young.
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- eu·so·ci·al·i·ty [yoo-soh-shee-, al, -i-tee], noun
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Example Sentences
Such a high degree of genetic relatedness is seen in colonies of eusocial insects.
Burns thinks the staghorns’ newfound traits tick many of the boxes needed to support a claim that they, too, are eusocial.
An assumed requirement for eusocial colonial living is behavioral coordination, because it allows different individuals to work together.
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This variability differs from many eusocial species, he says.
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Scientists call these types of cooperative groups, where overlapping generations live together and form castes to divide labor and reproductive roles, “eusocial.”
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