honeybee

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhʌnibiː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhʌni ˌbi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hun′ē bē′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hon•ey•bee or hon•ey bee /ˈhʌni ˌbi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Insectsany bee that collects and stores honey.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hon•ey•bee  (hun′ē bē′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsany bee that collects and stores honey, esp. Apis mellifera. Also, hon′ey bee′. 
  • honey + bee1 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
honeybee / ˈhʌnɪˌbiː/
  1. 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
'honeybee' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
African honeybee - Africanized honeybee - bee - dance - drone - foulbrood - hive bee - honey stomach - killer bee - queen substance

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