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honeybee

or hon·ey bee

[ huhn-ee-bee ]

noun

  1. any bee that collects and stores honey, especially Apis mellifera.


honeybee

/ ˈhʌnɪˌbiː /

noun

  1. any of various social honey-producing bees of the genus Apis, esp A. mellifera, which has been widely domesticated as a source of honey and beeswax Also calledhive bee


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Word History and Origins

Origin of honeybee1

First recorded in 1560–70; honey + bee 1

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Example Sentences

The federal government plans to spend up to $80 million to fund research in connection with honeybee depopulation syndrome.

"Or maybe she wasn't a honeybee at all," I suggested, gloomily.

Once he disturbed a honeybee in the late afternoon, drunken and senseless on the fragrant flowers.

Sometimes he does eat a honeybee, it is true, but it must be because he mistakes it for a large fly.

But Lem was not there, and she continued on to the old honeybee tree, where he sat on a log in deep meditation.

When they reached the old honeybee tree, they saw Slab cavorting down to meet them.

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