Melipona

noun

Me·​lip·​o·​na

mə̇ˈlipənə

: a genus of honeybees of tropical America that comprises small bees with a vestigial but functionless sting compare stingless bee

meliponine

-pəˌnīn

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from meli- + -pona (from Greek ponein to toil)

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