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honey bee

/ˈhʌni ˌbiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
hon-ey bee
IPA
/ˈhʌni ˌbiː/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hony bee.

Inflected Forms

honey bees (plural) honeybee (alternative)

Phrases

black dwarf honey bee Cape honey bee Carniolan honey bee Caucasian honey bee dwarf honeybee East African lowland honey bee eastern honey bee European honeybee

Frequently Paired Words

beeswax honeycomb honeymaking drone bumblebee stingless bee mason bee carpenter bee

Synonyms

honeymaker[ludic]] or poetic when used at all>

Questions

How do you pronounce honey bee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌni ˌbiː/.
What does honey bee mean?
Any of many species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.
Where does honey bee come from?
Inherited from Middle English hony bee.

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