killer bee

killer bee
kil·ler bee 'kil-ər-'bē n AFRICANIZED BEE

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  • killer bee — ☆ killer bee or Africanized bee n. [after the notion that in a swarm this bee attacks unusually aggressively] AFRICANIZED BEE …   English World dictionary

  • killer bee — killer bees N COUNT A killer bee is a type of bee which is very aggressive and likely to attack and sting people …   English dictionary

  • killer bee — noun 1. an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover • Hypernyms: ↑investment banker, ↑underwriter 2. a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive… …   Useful english dictionary

  • killer bee — /kɪlə ˈbi/ (say kiluh bee) noun 1. a honey bee, Apis mellifera adansonii, native to Africa, that is extremely aggressive and attacks in swarms when aroused; released in Brazil in 1956. 2. any of various hybrids of this African bee and native… …  

  • killer bee — noun Date: 1976 Africanized bee …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • killer bee — noun An Africanized honey bee …   Wiktionary

  • killer bee — kill′er bee′ n. 1) ent African honeybee 2) ent Africanized honeybee • Etymology: 1965 …   From formal English to slang

  • killer bee — 1. a honeybee, Apis mellifera adansonii, native to Africa, that is extremely aggressive and attacks in swarms when disturbed: brought to Brazil and accidentally released there in 1956. 2. an American hybrid of the African and European honeybees… …   Universalium

  • killer bee — noun informal, chiefly US an Africanized honeybee …   English new terms dictionary

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