cuckoo bee

noun

Any bee having the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying eggs in the nests of other bees.

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Meanings

nouncuckoo bee (plural cuckoo bees)

plural cuckoo bees

  1. Any bee having the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying eggs in the nests of other bees.
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cuckoo bee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuckoo%20bee

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuckoo bee,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuckoo%20bee.

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