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hive bee

hive bee noun: the common honey bee.

Noun

hive bee (plural hive bees)

  1. The common honey bee.
    • Palpi exteriores are organs noticed in the rude sketch of the proboscis of the hive bee by Swammerdam, who does not, however, speak of them.1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia
    • This unavian behaviour, which recalls that of the hive-bee in winter, is evidently an adaptation to conserve heat.1951, The Ibis, volume 93, page 505

Forms of hive bee

pluralhive bees

Questions about hive bee

What does hive bee mean?
Hive bee means the common honey bee.
What part of speech is hive bee?
Hive bee is a noun.
What is the plural of hive bee?
The plural of hive bee is hive bees.

Words near hive bee in the dictionary

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  10. hive nest
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