queen bee

queen bee

n

1. (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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queen′ bee′

n.

1. a fertile female bee.

2. a woman who is in a favored or preeminent position.

[1600–10]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

queen bee - fertile egg-laying female bee   Apoidea, superfamily Apoidea - bees

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Translations

Bienenkönigin

матка

queen bee

n → ape f regina inv

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