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hon·ey·bee

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–noun

any bee that collects and stores honey, esp. Apis mellifera.

Also, honey bee.

[Origin: 1560–70; honey + bee¹

]

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hon·ey·bee Audio Help (hŭn'ē-bē') Pronunciation Key
n. Any of several social bees of the genus Apis that produce honey, especially A. mellifera, widely domesticated as a source of honey and beeswax.

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honeybee
noun
social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces

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ˈhoneybee noun

a bee in a hive, bred for producing honey

Arabic:	نَحْلة الخَلِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	蜜蜂
Chinese (Traditional):	蜜蜂
Czech:	včela
Danish:	honningbi
Dutch:	honingbij
Estonian:	mesilane
Finnish:	mehiläinen
French:	abeille
German:	die Honigbiene
Greek:	μέλισσα
Hungarian:	mézelő méh
Icelandic:	hunangsfluga
Indonesian:	lebah madu
Italian:	ape

Japanese:	みつ蜂
Korean:	꿀벌
Latvian:	medus bite
Lithuanian:	bitė darbininkė
Norwegian:	honningbie
Polish:	pszczoła miodonośna
Portuguese (Brazil):	abelha
Portuguese (Portugal):	abelha
Romanian:	albină
Russian:	пчела медоносная
Slovak:	včela
Slovenian:	čebela delavka
Spanish:	abeja
Swedish:	bi
Turkish:	bal arısı

See also: honeycomb, honeymoon, honey

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: hon·ey·bee
Pronunciation: 'h&n-E-"bE
Function: noun
: a honey-producing bee (Apis and related genera); especially : a European bee (A. mellifera) introduced worldwide and kept in hives for the honey it produces

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Honeybee

A"pis\, n. [L., bee.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee.

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