dulosis

dulosis [doo-loh-sis, dyoo-] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun the enslavement of an ant colony or its members by ants of a different species. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of dulosis 1900–05; Greek doúlōsis enslavement, equivalent to doulō-, variant stem of douloún to enslave (derivative of doûlos slave + -sis -sis Related formsdu·lot·ic [doo-lot-ik, dyoo-] /duˈlɒt ɪk, dyu-/, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for dulosis Historical Examples of dulosis

Dulosis, is that mingling of colonies which owes its origin to the enslavement of one species by another.

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British Dictionary definitions for dulosis dulosis noun a practice of some ants, in which one species forces members of a different species to do the work of the colonyAlso called: helotism Derived Formsdulotic (djuːˈlɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for dulosis C20: from Greek: enslavement, from doulos slave Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012