honey bee

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honey bee

/ˈhʌni ˌbiː/

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Inherited from Middle English hony bee.

noun honey bees · honeybee

Any of many subspecies of bee, in seven species of genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.
Similar: honeymaker[ludic]] or poetic when used at all>

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noun honey bee

Español	abeja, abeja melífera, abeja de miel
한국어	꿀벌 kkulbeol
日本語	蜜蜂 mitsubachi
中文	蜜蜂 mìfēng
हिन्दी	मधुमक्खी madhumakkhī
Português	abelha doméstica, abelha de mel
Français	abeille à miel, abeille
Deutsch	Honigbiene
Italiano	ape da miele, ape domestica
Русский	пчела́ медоносная pčelá medonosnaja, медоно́сная пчела́ medonósnaja pčelá
العربية	نَحْل naḥl, نَحْلَة الْعَسَلِ
עברית	דבורת הדבש dvorát hadvásh

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@misc{honey_bee_2026,
  title = {honey bee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/honey%20bee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}