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• Bee-eater — Bee eaters European Bee eaters, (Merops apiaster) Scientific classification Kingdom: A …   Wikipedia

• BEE — (Heb. דְּבוֹרָה). Beekeeping was practiced early in the Mediterranean region. However, there is no reference to it in the Bible where the bee is mentioned only four times and only once in connection with honey (Judg. 14:9). References to bees… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Bee-eater — Bee eat er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A bird of the genus {Merops}, that feeds especially on bees. The European species ({Merops apiaster}) is remarkable for its brilliant colors. (b) An African bird of the genus {Rhinopomastes}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bee fly — ee fly (b[=e] fl[imac] ), n. any dipterous insect of the family {Bombyliidae}, which eat nectar and in some cases resemble bees. Their larvae are parasitic on the larvae of bees and other insects. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bee-eater — bee′ eat er n. orn any of numerous colorful birds of the family Meropidae, inhabiting warm regions, that feed on flying insects • Etymology: 1660–70 …   From formal English to slang

• bee moth — ☆ bee moth n. any of various moths; esp., a pest moth (Galleria melonella) whose larvae, hatched in beehives, eat the wax of the honeycomb …   English World dictionary

• Bee Thousand — This article is about the album by Guided by Voices. For the song by the same band, see The Grand Hour. Bee Thousand Studio album by Guided by Voices …   Wikipedia

• bee — bee1 beelike, adj. /bee/, n. 1. any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc. 2. the common honeybee, Apis mellifera. 3. a community social… …   Universalium

• bee bird — noun : any of several birds reputed to eat bees (as the European flycatchers and the kingbird) * * * any of several birds, as the bee eaters, that feed on bees. [1780 90] * * * bee bird, a small, spotted flycatcher that catches bees …   Useful english dictionary

• Aunt Bee — Infobox character name = Beatrice Aunt Bee Taylor caption = Aunt Bee s first appearance, The New Housekeeper (1960). first = The New Housekeeper last = Mayberry R.F.D. cause = gender = Female age = 58 (in 1960 when The Andy Griffith Show debuts)… …   Wikipedia