Italian bee

Italian bee
noun
yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits
Hypernyms: ↑honeybee, ↑Apis mellifera

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized I
: a honeybee predominantly yellowish in color that resembles the Carniolan bee in habits

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