noun Date: 1970 a honeybee that originated in Brazil as an accidental hybrid between an aggressive African subspecies ( Apis mellifera scutellata ) and previously established European honeybees and has spread to Mexico and the southernmost United States by breeding with local bees producing populations retaining most of the African bee's traits
AFRICANIZED BEE
Meaning of AFRICANIZED BEE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012