bee ball

noun

A dense cluster of bees formed to keep the queen warm or to engulf and overheat a predator.

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Meanings

nounbee ball (plural bee balls)

plural bee balls

  1. A dense cluster of bees formed to keep the queen warm or to engulf and overheat a predator.
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APA

bee ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20ball

MLA

“bee ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20ball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bee ball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20ball.

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