HyperDic: killer_bee

English > 2 senses of the expression killer bee:
NOUNperson killer beean investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover
animalkiller bee, Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, Apis mellifera adansoniia strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee
English > killer bee: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningAn investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover.
Broaderinvestment banker, underwriterA banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities
English > killer bee: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningA strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas.
SynonymsAfricanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, Apis mellifera adansonii
Broaderhoneybee, Apis melliferasocial bee often domesticated for the honey it produces

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