Caste
nounid
35462·updated May 18, 2026verified
in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
polysemous
Attested in
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Castes
- possessive
- Caste's
- pluralpossessive
- Castes'
Framework definitions
- §1
- in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
- §2
- a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
- §3
- (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus
- §4
- social status or position conferred by a system based on class
- §1 · legacy_primary
- in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colonyDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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