Africanized bee

af·ri·ca·nizedbee

uncommon

noun

a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas

Synonyms

Africanized bee
Africanized honey bee
killer bee
Apis mellifera scutellata
Apis mellifera adansonii

Related words

Broader terms

honeybee

Grammar

noun
singular	africanized bee
plural	africanized bees

Nearby words

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