Hypertext Webster Gateway: "honeybee"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Honeybee \Hon"ey*bee`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any bee of the genus {Apis}, which lives in communities and
collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ({Apis
mellifica}), the Italian bee ({A. ligustica}), and the
Arabiab bee ({A. fasciata}). The two latter are by many
entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive
bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers
(barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile
female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and
a number of males or drones, are produced.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
honeybee
n : social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
[syn: {Apis mellifera}]
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