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English
Etymology
From eu- + social.
Adjective
eusocial (not comparable)
- (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to societies in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English eusocial. By surface analysis, eu- + social. First used in 1966.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eusocial (feminine eusociale, masculine plural eusociaux, feminine plural eusociales)
- (biology) eusocial
Derived terms
Spanish
Adjective
eusocial m or f (masculine and feminine plural eusociales)
- eusocial