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queen bee
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queen bee
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the fertile female bee in a hive
2. Informal a woman in a position of dominance or ascendancy over her peers or associates
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Noun1.queen bee - fertile egg-laying female beequeen bee - fertile egg-laying female bee        
Apoidea, superfamily Apoidea - bees
queen - the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
Translations
queen bee n → ape f regina inv
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