Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermoballing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ther-moballing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incident where honeybees surround a threat and cause it to die through high temperature.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Certain subspecies, such as Japanese honey bees, guard against hornets by "thermoballing.""
"Some honeybees have adapted to defend themselves from Asian giant hornets via thermoballing, which is when they surround the hornet and vibrate their muscles."

Etymology

From thermo- + balling.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does thermoballing mean?: An incident where honeybees surround a threat and cause it to die through high temperature.
Where does thermoballing come from?: From thermo- + balling.

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