noun
social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces (Freq. 6)
• Syn: ↑Apis mellifera
• Hypernyms: ↑bee
• Hyponyms:
↑Africanized bee, ↑Africanized honey bee, ↑killer bee, ↑Apis mellifera scutellata, ↑Apis mellifera adansonii, ↑black bee, ↑German bee, ↑Carniolan bee, ↑Italian bee
• Member Holonyms: ↑Apis, ↑genus Apis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.