western honey bee

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Alternative forms

  • western honeybee, western honey-bee, Western honeybee, Western honey-bee

Noun

western honey bee (plural western honey bees)

  1. Any bee of the species Apis mellifera, the most populous and widespread species of bee, native to Europe but now found nearly worldwide with numerous subspecies.
    Synonym: European honey bee

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