eusocial
Americanadjective
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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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