orchid bee

noun

Any of various bees of the tribe Euglossini.

“Orchid bees are the only group of corbiculate bees whose non-parasitic members do not all possess eusocial behavior.”

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Meanings

nounorchid bee (plural orchid bees)

plural orchid bees

  1. Any of various bees of the tribe Euglossini.

    Orchid bees are the only group of corbiculate bees whose non-parasitic members do not all possess eusocial behavior.

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Chicago

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

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