cuckoo bees

A form of cuckoo bee — Any bee having the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying eggs in the nests of other bees.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cuckoo bee
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APA

cuckoo bees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuckoo%20bees

MLA

“cuckoo bees.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuckoo%20bees. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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