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worker bee

worker bee noun: a sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen.

worker bee: a sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen
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Noun

worker bee (plural worker bees)

  1. A sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen.
    • Then, a worker bee has got six thousand eyes of each side of its head so it can see the flowers that it wants to get the pollen and the nectar from.1991, Gene Stratton-Porter, The Keeper of the Bees, reprint edition, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 197

worker bee meaning in Tamil

worker bee in Tamil

பணித் தேனீ

Forms of worker bee

pluralworker bees

Questions about worker bee

What does worker bee mean?
Worker bee means a sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen.
What is worker bee in Tamil?
Worker bee in Tamil is பணித் தேனீ. See Worker bee meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is worker bee?
Worker bee is a noun.
What is the plural of worker bee?
The plural of worker bee is worker bees.

Words near worker bee in the dictionary

  1. worked together
  2. worked up
  3. worked wonders
  4. workedst
  5. worker
  6. worker bee
  7. worker bees
  8. worker's comp
  9. worker's compensation
  10. worker-priest
  11. worker-priests

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