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honeybee
noun
hon·ey·bee
ˈhə-nē-ˌbē 
variants
or honey bee
: 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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Bartlett saw these honeybee hunters during his Ph.D. studies in England a decade earlier.
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Hannah Hoag, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
These days, Barber spends most of his free time at church or home, raising chickens and honeybees with his family.
—Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 May 2024
Unlike social bees such as honeybees or bumblebees, carpenter bees are solitary insects that do not live in colonies.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Much like honeybees relocating their hive, colonies of bacteria in search of permanent homes will often travel as collective units called swarms.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2024
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Hannah Hoag, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
These days, Barber spends most of his free time at church or home, raising chickens and honeybees with his family.
—Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 May 2024
Unlike social bees such as honeybees or bumblebees, carpenter bees are solitary insects that do not live in colonies.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Much like honeybees relocating their hive, colonies of bacteria in search of permanent homes will often travel as collective units called swarms.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2024
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honeybee
noun
hon·ey·bee
-ˌbē
: a bee that produces honey and lives in colonies
especially
: a European bee widely kept in hives for the honey it produces
Medical Definition
honeybee
noun
hon·ey·bee
ˈhən-ē-ˌbē
: 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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