HONEYBEE


Meaning of HONEYBEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhə-nē-ˌbē ]

noun

Date: 15th century

: a honey-producing bee (genus Apis of the family Apidae) ; especially : a European bee ( A. mellifera ) introduced worldwide and kept in hives for the honey it produces

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honeybees, left to right: worker, queen, drone

]

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