European honey bee

noun

The species Apis mellifera.

Similar
western honey beeWestern honey-beewestern honeybee
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Meanings

nounEuropean honey bee (countable and uncountable, plural European honey bees)

plural European honey bees · alternative European honeybee · alternative European honey-bee

  1. uncountableThe species Apis mellifera.

    Synonyms: western honey bee, Western honey bee, Western honey-bee, western honeybee, western honey-bee, Western honeybee

  2. countableAn individual of that species

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe species Apis mellifera.

Similar
western honey beeWestern honey beeWestern honey-beewestern honeybeewestern honey-beeWestern honeybee
Also see
western honey bee

Origin

European + honey bee. From being a bee native to Europe, that is cultivated to produce honey.

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APA

European honey bee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20honey%20bee

MLA

“European honey bee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20honey%20bee. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “European honey bee,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20honey%20bee.

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