An insect of the genus Apis; the honeybee, A. mellifica, is the source of honey and wax. [A.S. beó, bi]
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bee 'bē n HONEYBEE broadly any of numerous hymenopteran insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps esp. in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey see AFRICANIZED BEE
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(be) any of several flying insects of the family Apidae. See Apis and Bombus.Medical dictionary. 2011.