honeybag
honeybag noun: a pouch in a honey bee where it stores honey for later regurgitation and storage; a bee's crop.
Noun
honeybag (plural honeybags)
- A pouch in a honey bee where it stores honey for later regurgitation and storage; a bee's crop.
- good monsieur, get your weapons in your hand, and kill me a red-hipped humble-bee on the top of a thistle; and, good monsieur, bring me the honey-bagc. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
- Synonyms:
- crop, honey stomach, honey sack, honey sac
honeybag meaning in Tamil
honeybag in Tamil
- தேனீக்கூடு
Synonyms of honeybag
Forms of honeybag
| plural | honeybags |
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Origin of honeybag
From honey + bag.
Questions about honeybag
- What does honeybag mean?
- Honeybag means a pouch in a honey bee where it stores honey for later regurgitation and storage; a bee's crop.
- What is honeybag in Tamil?
- Honeybag in Tamil is தேனீக்கூடு. See Honeybag meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is honeybag?
- Honeybag is a noun.
- What is the plural of honeybag?
- The plural of honeybag is honeybags.
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