English > bee: 2 senses > noun 1, animal| Meaning | Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species. |
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| Member of | Apoidea, superfamily Apoidea | bees |
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| Narrower | Nomia melanderi, alkali bee | A common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States |
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| andrena, andrenid, mining bee | A bee that is a member of the genus Andrena |
| bumblebee, humblebee | Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions |
| carpenter bee | large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems |
| cuckoo-bumblebee | A bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees |
| drone | stingless male / male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen |
| honeybee, Apis mellifera | social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces |
| leaf-cutting bee, leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee | bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest |
| mason bee | Any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand |
| potter bee | solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant |
| Broader | hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter | insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing |
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| Spanish | abeja, anthophila |
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| Catalan | abella, vespa |
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| Adjectives | apian | relating to or having the characteristics / characteristics of bees |
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