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bee

UK/ˈbiː/ US/ˈbi/ common informal

noun

1.

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

2.

a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

Origin

From Middle English be, bee, beo, bey, from Old English bēo, bīo (“bee”), from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ (“bee”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey- (“bee”).

Phrases

  • Africanized bee
  • Africanized honey bee
  • alkali bee
  • apple bee
  • artificial bee colony
  • bee assassin
  • bee ball
  • bee balm
  • bee baw babbity
  • Bee County
  • geography bee
  • husking bee

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