- hon|ey|bee
- hon|ey|bee «HUHN ee BEE», noun.any one of various bees that make honey, especially the domestic bee.
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hon·ey·bee — /ˈhʌniˌbiː/ noun, pl bees [count] : a bee that makes honey … Useful english dictionary
bee hawk — Honey Hon ey (h[u^]n [y^]), n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ko nis dust, Skr. ka[.n]a grain.] 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bee kite — Honey Hon ey (h[u^]n [y^]), n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ko nis dust, Skr. ka[.n]a grain.] 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
honeybee — hon′ey•bee or hon′ey bee n. ent any bee that collects and stores honey, esp Apis mellifera[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70 … From formal English to slang
honeybee — hon·ey·bee hən ē .bē n a honey producing bee (Apis and related genera) esp a European bee (A. mellifera) introduced worldwide and kept in hives for the honey it produces … Medical dictionary
honeybee — hon|ey|bee [ˈhʌnibi:] n a ↑bee that makes honey … Dictionary of contemporary English
honeybee — hon|ey|bee [ hʌni,bi ] noun count a flying insect with black and yellow STRIPES that makes honey and can sting. A honeybee is often simply called a bee … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Apis fasciata — Honeybee Hon ey*bee , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any bee of the genus {Apis}, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ({Apis mellifica}), the Italian bee ({Apis ligustica}), and the Arabiab bee ({Apis fasciata}).… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apis ligustica — Honeybee Hon ey*bee , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any bee of the genus {Apis}, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ({Apis mellifica}), the Italian bee ({Apis ligustica}), and the Arabiab bee ({Apis fasciata}).… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apis mellifica — Honeybee Hon ey*bee , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any bee of the genus {Apis}, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ({Apis mellifica}), the Italian bee ({Apis ligustica}), and the Arabiab bee ({Apis fasciata}).… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
