dulosis
English
noun
Definitions
- (entomology) process by which parasitic ants steal pupae from the nests of other ants and raise them in their own nest, so that they become part of the colony and perform tasks in it.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek δοῦλος (slave, servant, thrall).
Origin
Ancient Greek
δοῦλος
Gloss
slave, servant, thrall
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- δουλεία Ancient Greek
- δουλοπόνηρος Ancient Greek
- δουλόω Ancient Greek
- δοῦλος Ancient Greek
- ἄδουλος Ancient Greek
- ἱερόδουλος Ancient Greek
- δούλος Greek (modern)