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killer bee

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killer bee
n.
See Africanized bee.
killer bee
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an African honeybee, or one of its hybrids originating in Brazil, that is extremely aggressive when disturbed
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Noun1.killer beekiller bee - an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover
investment banker, underwriter - a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities
2.killer beekiller 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
Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera adansonii, Apis mellifera scutellata
Apis mellifera, honeybee - social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces


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