Italian bee

noun

Apis mellifera ligustica, a subspecies of the western honey bee, endemic to the continental part of Italy.

Meanings

nounItalian bee (plural Italian bees)

plural Italian bees

  1. Apis mellifera ligustica, a subspecies of the western honey bee, endemic to the continental part of Italy.
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