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bee
has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Apart from the honeybee , practically all bees and bumblebees hibernate in a state of torpor . The blooms of Ribes and of the willow and sloe are the places where large_numbers of our early insects will assemble : honeybees , bumblebees , and other wild bees , and also various kinds of flies . The staminate willow catkins , then , provide their visitors with both nectar and pollen ; a marvelous arrangement , for it provides exactly what the bee queens need to make their beebread , a combination of honey and pollen with which the young of all species are fed . The only exception to this is certain bees that have become parasites . Some members of the bee family have become idlers , social parasites that live at the expense of their hardworking relatives . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8222
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3908
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[ noun ] a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
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