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eusocial

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[yoo-soh-shuhl] / yuˈsoʊ ʃəl /

adjective

Animal Behavior.
  1. 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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Origin of eusocial

First recorded in 1970–75; eu- + social

Example Sentences

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The sociable, or eusocial, nature of naked mole rat communities means they're basically all siblings or cousins.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Like bees, they are eusocial: they have a bewildering array of different forms and a single monarch, the Grand Lunar.

From Nature • Jul. 8, 2019

Honeybees are eusocial creatures, making them one of the most studied insects on the planet.

From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2018

It is the world’s only eusocial mammal, with hundreds of sterile workers serving a single, constantly pregnant queen.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 1, 2017

Prior to this, scientists had assumed eusocial behaviour,  was restricted to insects and naked mole rats.

From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2013

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