"eusociality" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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  1. (biology) The evolution of social behavior at its most intimate and complex degree, usually in which the animals live in colonies, and only a relatively small fraction of the animals reproduce. Tags: uncountable Translations (state of being eusocial): aitososiaalisuus (Finnish), eusocialité [feminine] (French), Eusozialität [feminine] (German), eusocjalność [feminine] (Polish)
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