queen excluder

noun

A selective barrier inside a beehive that allows workers past, but not the larger queens and drones.

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Meanings

nounqueen excluder (plural queen excluders)

plural queen excluders

  1. agricultureA selective barrier inside a beehive that allows workers past, but not the larger queens and drones.
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