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dulosis
(du|lo¦sis)
Pronunciation:
/djʊːˈləʊsis/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Entomology
the practice by slave-making ants of capturing the pupae of other ant species and rearing them as workers of their own colony.
Derivatives
dulotic
adjective
Origin:
early 20th century
: from Greek
doulōsis
'slavery', from
doulos
'slave'
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