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dulosis

du·lo·sis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doo-loh-sis, dyoo-]
    • /duˈloʊ sɪs, dyu-/
    • /djʊlˈəʊsɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo-loh-sis, dyoo-]
    • /duˈloʊ sɪs, dyu-/

Definitions of dulosis word

  • noun dulosis the enslavement of an ant colony or its members by ants of a different species. 1
  • noun dulosis a practice of some ants, in which one species forces members of a different species to do the work of the colony 0
  • noun dulosis (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. 0

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Origin of dulosis

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < Greek doúlōsis enslavement, equivalent to doulō-, variant stem of douloún to enslave (derivative of doûlos slave + -sis -sis

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Parts of speech for Dulosis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dulosis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dulosis usage trend in Literature

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