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european honey bee

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
eu-ro-pean honey bee
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The species Apis mellifera.

Uncountable

noun

An individual of that species

Countable

Etymology

European + honey bee. From being a bee native to Europe, that is cultivated to produce honey.

Usage

Inflected Forms

European honey bees (plural) European honeybee (alternative) European honey-bee (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

African honey bee Africanised honey bee Africanized honey bee Asian honey bee Asiatic honey bee eastern honey bee

Synonyms

western honey bee Western honey-bee western honeybee

Questions

What does european honey bee mean?
The species Apis mellifera.
Where does european honey bee come from?
European + honey bee. From being a bee native to Europe, that is cultivated to produce honey.

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