| bee | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. bee | any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species. |
| ~ hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect | insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing. |
| ~ apoidea, superfamily apoidea | bees. |
| ~ drone | stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen. |
| ~ apis mellifera, honeybee | social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces. |
| ~ carpenter bee | large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems. |
| ~ bumblebee, humblebee | robust hairy social bee of temperate regions. |
| ~ cuckoo-bumblebee | a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees. |
| ~ andrena, andrenid, mining bee | a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena. |
| ~ alkali bee, nomia melanderi | a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States. |
| ~ leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee, leaf-cutting bee | bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest. |
| ~ mason bee | any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand. |
| ~ potter bee | solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant. |
| n. (group) | 2. bee | a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions. |
| ~ quilting bee | a gathering to make quilts. |
| ~ cornhusking, husking bee | a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn. |
| ~ social affair, social gathering | a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship. |
| bumblebee | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. bumblebee, humblebee | robust hairy social bee of temperate regions. |
| ~ bee | any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species. |
| ~ bombus, genus bombus | bumblebees. |
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