Definitions For Dulosis

Noun

DULOSIS (uncountable) (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.

Related terms

dulotic helotism

Etymology

from "servant, slave, thrall" + osis.

Anagrams

solidus

Is Dulosis a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
10

The word Dulosis is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

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