Africanized bee
Africanized bee noun: a hybrid of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), produced originally by crossbreeding of the East African lowland honey bee (A. m. scutellata) with various European honey bee subspecies such as the Italian honey bee (A. m. ligustica) and the Iberian honey bee (A. m. iberiensis), and known for being defensive and aggressive.
Noun
Africanized bee (plural Africanized bees)
- A hybrid of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), produced originally by crossbreeding of the East African lowland honey bee (A. m. scutellata) with various European honey bee subspecies such as the Italian honey bee (A. m. ligustica) and the Iberian honey bee (A. m. iberiensis), and known for being defensive and aggressive.
- Synonyms:
- Africanized honey bee, killer bee
Synonyms of Africanized bee
Forms of Africanized bee
| plural | Africanized bees |
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Questions about Africanized bee
- What does Africanized bee mean?
- Africanized bee means a hybrid of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), produced originally by crossbreeding of the East African lowland honey bee (A. m. scutellata) with various European honey bee subspecies such as the Italian honey bee (A. m. ligustica) and the Iberian honey bee (A. m. iberiensis), and known for being defensive and aggressive.
- What part of speech is Africanized bee?
- Africanized bee is a noun.
- What is the plural of Africanized bee?
- The plural of Africanized bee is Africanized bees.
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