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waggle dance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
wag-gle -dance
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dance in the form of a figure eight performed by the honey bee in order to communicate the direction and distance of patches of flowers, water sources, etc. that are more than 100 metres distant from the hive.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

waggle dances (plural)

Phrases

tremble dance round dance sickle dance

Frequently Paired Words

tremble dance round dance sickle dance

Synonyms

wag-tail dance

Questions

What does waggle dance mean?
A dance in the form of a figure eight performed by the honey bee in order to communicate the direction and distance of patches of flowers, water sources, etc. that are more than 100 metres distant from the hive.

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