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cuckoo bee

cuckoo bee noun: any bee having the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying eggs in the nests of other bees.

Noun

cuckoo bee (plural cuckoo bees)

  1. Any bee having the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying eggs in the nests of other bees.

Forms of cuckoo bee

pluralcuckoo bees

Questions about cuckoo bee

What does cuckoo bee mean?
Cuckoo bee means any bee having the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying eggs in the nests of other bees.
What part of speech is cuckoo bee?
Cuckoo bee is a noun.
What is the plural of cuckoo bee?
The plural of cuckoo bee is cuckoo bees.

Words near cuckoo bee in the dictionary

  1. cuckoldries
  2. cuckoldry
  3. cuckolds
  4. cuckoldy
  5. cuckoo
  6. cuckoo bee
  7. cuckoo bees
  8. cuckoo bread
  9. cuckoo catfish
  10. cuckoo catfishes
  11. cuckoo clock

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