AFRICANIZED BEE Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase africanized bee. (close relations)
Definition of AFRICANIZED BEE
Best Alternative Words for AFRICANIZED BEE
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africanized honey bee | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
apis mellifera adansonii | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
apis mellifera scutellata | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
killer bee | nounn | |||||||
noun • an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover • 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 |