epimeletic

epimeletic
epimeletic /ep-i-me-letˈik/ (animal behaviour)
adjective
Of a type of social behaviour in which the young are cared for by the parents or other individuals of the same species, eg worker bees
ORIGIN: Gr epimelētikos able to take charge, from epimelētēs a governor

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