单词 | dulosis |
释义 | dulosis[ doo-loh-sis, dyoo- ] / duˈloʊ sɪs, dyu- / nounthe enslavement of an ant colony or its members by ants of a different species. Origin of dulosis1900–05; <Greek doúlōsis enslavement, equivalent to doulō-, variant stem of douloún to enslave (derivative of doûlos slave + -sis-sis OTHER WORDS FROM dulosisdu·lot·ic [doo-lot-ik, dyoo-], /duˈlɒt ɪk, dyu-/, adjectiveWords nearby dulosisdullish, Dull Knife, dullsville, dull-witted, dulocracy, dulosis, dulse, Duluth, Dulwich, duly, duma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dulosis
British Dictionary definitions for dulosisdulosis / (djuːˈləʊsɪs) / nouna practice of some ants, in which one species forces members of a different species to do the work of the colonyAlso called: helotism Derived forms of dulosisdulotic (djuːˈlɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for dulosisC20: 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 |
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