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eusocial
eu·so·cial E5251050 (yo͞o′sō′shəl)adj. Having a complex social structure in which individuals live in a colony and have specialized functions, with one or more females producing offspring and nonbreeding individuals cooperatively caring for the young, as in termites and many ants, bees, and wasps.
eu·so′ci·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.eusocial (juːˈsəʊʃəl) adj (Zoology) zoology of or relating to the society of certain animals in which workers provide for reproductive individuals, esp that of certain insectseu•so•cial (yuˈsoʊ ʃəl)
adj. of or pertaining to a form of animal society, as that of ants, shrimps, and sponges, characterized by specialization of tasks and cooperative care of the young. [1970–75] eusocial
eusocial[‚yü′sō·shəl] (zoology) Pertaining to animal societies, such as those of certain insects, in which sterile individuals work on behalf of reproductive individuals. |