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apis mellifera adansonii

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
apis mel-lif-er-a adan-sonii
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a 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

Synonyms

Africanized bee Africanized honey bee killer bee Apis mellifera scutellata

Questions

What does apis mellifera adansonii mean?
a 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

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