honey bee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌni ˌbiː/
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hony bee.
Meanings
- Any of many species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| honey bees | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| honeybee | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
stingless bee · bumblebee · leafcutter bee · sweat bee · carpenter bee · mason bee
Deriveds
Carniolan honey bee · Himalayan honey bee · dwarf honeybee · Indonesian honey bee · Maltese honey bee · Caucasian honey bee · Japanese honey bee · East African lowland honey bee · western honeybee · Cape honey bee · eastern honey bee · Koschevnikov's honey bee · Philippine honey bee · black dwarf honey bee · giant honey bee · red dwarf honey bee · Himalayan giant honey bee · European honeybee
Hypernyms
arthropod · insect · bug · bee · animal · creature · invertebrate
Relateds
drone · honeymaking · honeycomb · beeswax
Synonyms
honeymaker[ludic]] or poetic when used at all>
Translations (76)
ast abeya (honey bee) · bg медоносна пчела (honey bee) · de Honigbiene (honey bee) · jv tawon madu (honey bee) · pl pszczoła miodna (honey bee) · fi mehiläinen (honey bee) · sq bletë (honey bee) · fr abeille à miel (honey bee) · syc ܕܒܫܬܐ (honey bee) · te తేనెటీగ (honey bee) · sv honungsbi (honey bee) · cho foi ishki (honey bee) · nl honingbij (honey bee) · gd seillean-mil (honey bee) · fr abeille (honey bee) · hy մեղու (honey bee) · gd seillean-sgip (honey bee) · cmn 蜜蜂 (honey bee) · tl pukyot (honey bee) · ka მეთაფლია ფუტკარი (honey bee) · ta தேனீ (honey bee) · ka შინაური ფუტკარი (honey bee) · ga seileán (honey bee) · es abeja melífera (honey bee) · nn honningbie (honey bee) · akz foho (honey bee) · ug ھەسەل ھەرىسى (honey bee) · ng onyushi class 9 (honey bee) · it ape da miele (honey bee) · jv tawon undhuhan (honey bee) · ru медоно́сная пчела́ (honey bee) · ar نَحْلَة الْعَسَلِ (honey bee) · ar نَحْل (honey bee) · ba бал ҡорто (honey bee) · ug بال ھەرىسى (honey bee) · tr bal arısı (honey bee) · gu મધમાખી (honey bee) · nv tsísʼná (honey bee) · he דבורת הדבש (honey bee) · ca abella de la mel (honey bee) · nl bij (honey bee) · fi tarhamehiläinen (honey bee) · gd seillean-meala (honey bee) · zza hınge (diq) (honey bee) · is býfluga (honey bee) · mr मधमाशी (honey bee) · id lebah madu (honey bee) · es abeja (honey bee) · nb honningbie (honey bee) · es abeja de miel (honey bee) · fa زنبور عسل (honey bee) · cy gwenynen (honey bee) · as মৌমাখি (honey bee) · pt abelha doméstica (honey bee) · ga beach mheala (honey bee) · ru пчела́ медоносная (honey bee) · ko 꿀벌 (honey bee) · ca abella mel·lífera (honey bee) · lmw méenani (honey bee) · ja 蜜蜂 (honey bee) · eo mielabelo (honey bee) · nl imme (honey bee) · kmr mêşhingiv (honey bee) · fi hunajamehiläinen (honey bee) · ks ماچھ تُلٕر (honey bee) · cs včela medonosná (honey bee) · it ape domestica (honey bee) · tg занбӯри асал (honey bee) · ckb مێشھەنگوین (honey bee) · bn মৌমাছি (honey bee) · gv shellan molley (honey bee) · pt abelha de mel (honey bee) · cy gwenynen fêl (honey bee) · hi मधुमक्खी (honey bee) · ml തേനീച്ച (honey bee) · la apis (honey bee)