Honeybee

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of honey bee. alt-of, alternative

    "In his new animated film, Jerry Seinfeld plays Barry B. Benson, a wisecracking, moony-eyed, charmingly petulant New York honeybee who doesn't want to spend his days as a worker bee stuck on the honeymaking assembly line."

  2. 2
    social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces wordnet

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apis melliferabeedronequeenworkeryellow jacket

Example

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"A small group of Asian giant hornets can kill an entire honeybee hive in a matter of hours."

Etymology

From honey + bee.

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