eusociality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The evolution of social behavior at its most intimate and complex degree, usually in which the animals live in colonies, and only a relatively small fraction of the animals reproduce.

Word forms

eusociality

Etymology

From eusocial + -ity.

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