honey bee

See also: honeybee

English
A Carniolan honey bee, Apis mellifera carnica

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honey bee (plural honey bees)

  1. Any of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.

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  • (species in Apis): See entry for Apis

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