Dulotic

/duːˈlɒtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of dulosis; describing ant species that practice slavery or enslavement.

Etymology

From 'dulosis' + '-ic' (adjective suffix). The technical jargon of myrmecology uses this term to classify ant behavior patterns.

Kelly Says

Scientists had to invent words like 'dulotic' because ants challenged our assumptions about slavery being uniquely human—discovering ant slavery in the 1800s was genuinely shocking to Victorian naturalists!

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