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European honey bee

European honey bee noun: the species Apis mellifera.

european honey bee: the species Apis mellifera
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Noun

European honey bee (countable and uncountable, plural European honey bees)

  1. (uncountable) The species Apis mellifera.
    Synonyms:
    western honey bee, Western honey-bee, western honeybee
  2. (countable) An individual of that species

Synonyms of European honey bee

Forms of European honey bee

pluralEuropean honey bees
alternative formEuropean honeybee
alternative formEuropean honey-bee

Origin of European honey bee

European + honey bee. From being a bee native to Europe, that is cultivated to produce honey.

Questions about European honey bee

What does European honey bee mean?
European honey bee means the species Apis mellifera.
What part of speech is European honey bee?
European honey bee is a noun.
What is the plural of European honey bee?
The plural of European honey bee is European honey bees.

Words near European honey bee in the dictionary

  1. European hedgehog
  2. European hedgehogs
  3. European herring gull
  4. European herring gulls
  5. European holly
  6. European honey bee
  7. European honey buzzard
  8. European hop hornbeam
  9. European hop-hornbeam
  10. European hophornbeam
  11. European hophornbeams

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