honeybee

hon·ey·bee

or honey bee  (hŭn′ē-bē′)

n.

Any of several social bees of the genus Apis that produce honey and are native to Eurasia and Africa, especially A. mellifera, widely domesticated as a source of honey and beeswax and often kept in hives.

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honeybee

(ˈhʌnɪˌbiː)

n

(Animals) any of various social honey-producing bees of the genus Apis, esp A. mellifera, which has been widely domesticated as a source of honey and beeswax. Also called: hive bee

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hon′ey•bee`

or hon′ey bee`,

n.

any bee that collects and stores honey, esp. Apis mellifera.

[1560–70]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

honeybee - social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces Apis mellifera bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species Apis, genus Apis - type genus of the Apidae: honeybees Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera adansonii, Apis mellifera scutellata, killer bee - 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 black bee, German bee - dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin Carniolan bee - greyish highly productive European honeybee that has a quiet disposition Italian bee - yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits

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Translations

نَحْلة الخَلِيَّه

včela

honningbi

HonigbieneBiene

abejaabeja de mielabeja melífera

hunajamehiläinen

abeilleabeille à miel

mézelő méh

hunangsfluga

bijhoningbij

honningbie

honungsbi

bal arısı

蜜蜂

honeybee

[ˈhʌnɪbiː] N → abeja f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

honeybee

[ˈhʌnibiː] honey-bee n → abeille f à mielhoney-coloured [ˈhʌnikʌlə^rd] adj [stone] → couleur de miel; [hair] → couleur de miel

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

honeybee

[ˈhʌnɪˌbiː] n → ape f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

honey

(ˈhani) noun

1. a sweet, thick fluid made by bees from the nectar of flowers. bread and honey. heuning عَسَل мед mel med der Honig honning μέλιmiel mesi عسل hunaja mielדבש शहद amed méz madu hunang miele 蜂みつ 벌꿀 medus medus madu honinghonningmiód شات mel miere мёд med med med honung น้ำผึ้ง bal 蜂蜜 мед شہد mật ong; mật 蜂蜜

2. (especially American) darling (used when speaking to someone one loves). liefling, skat حبيبي скъпи querido drahoušek der/die Süße skat γλύκα μου querido, cariño kallis عزيزم kulta chéri/-ie מותק प्रिय dragi, draga, mili, mila édesem! sayang elskan caro, tesoro 可愛いい人 여보, 자기 mielasis, aukselis mīļumiņš; dārgumiņš (uzrunā) sayang lieverd, schatkjære, skatt, elsklingkochanie زما خوږه querido dragă дорогой, милый miláčik srček dušo älskling ผู้เป็นที่รัก sevgili (尤在美國)蜜糖(對愛人的暱稱) сонечко دلبر، جان من em yêu; anh yêu 亲爱的，宝贝儿

ˈhoneybee noun

a bee in a hive, bred for producing honey. heuningby نَحْلة الخَلِيَّه медоносна пчела abelha včela die Honigbiene honningbi μέλισσαabeja mesilane زنبور عسل kesymehiläinen abeille דְבוֹרָת הַדבַש मधुमक्खी (pitoma) pcela mézelő méh lebah madu hunangsfluga ape みつ蜂 꿀벌 bitė darbininkė medus bite lebah madu honingbij honningbie pszczoła miodonośna د شاتو مچی abelha albină пчела медоносная včela čebela delavka pčela radilica bi ผึ้ง bal arısı 蜜蜂 робоча бджола شہد کی مکھی ong mật 蜜蜂

ˈhoneycomb noun

the mass formed by rows of wax cells in which bees store their honey. heuningkoek قُرْص عَسَل медена пита favo plástev medu die Honigwabe bikage κηρήθραpanal meekärg شانه عسل hunajakenno rayon de miel חַלַת דְבַש छत्ता sace lép sarang lebah vaxkaka favo みつ蜂の巣 벌집 korys medus kāre sarang lebah madu honingraat bi-/vokskake plaster miodu د شاتو شانه favo fa­gure медовые соты plást medu satovje saće vaxkaka รังผึ้ง bal peteği 蜂巢, 蜂房 медові стільники شہد کا چھتا tầng ong 蜜蜂窝，蜂房

ˈhoneymoon noun

a holiday spent immediately after one's marriage. We went to London for our honeymoon; (also adjective) a honeymoon couple. wittebrood شَهْر عَسَل меден месец lua de mel líbánky; svatební cesta; novomanželský die Flitterwochen bryllupsrejse; hvedebrødsdage μήνας του μέλιτοςluna de miel mesinädalad ماه عسل kuherruskuukausi lune de miel; de jeunes mariés יֶרַח דְבַש सुहागरात medeni mjesec, bracno putovanje; bracni nászút bulan madu brúðkaupsferð luna di miele 新婚旅行 신혼 여행 medaus mėnuo medus mēnesis; medus mēneša- bulan madu huwelijksreisbryllupsreise, hvetebrødsdager podróż poślubna د عسل میاشت lua de mel (în) luna de miere медовый месяц svadobná cesta; novomanželský medeni tedni medeni mesec smekmånad การไปดื่มน้ำผึ้งพระจันทร์ balayı 蜜月 медовий місяць نۓ شادی شدہ جوڑے کے ابتدائی تفریحی دن tuần trăng mật 蜜月

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