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honeybee

/ˈhəniˌbi/ noun A1

a bee that makes honey

Word Origin Honeybee is a straightforward compound: the bee that makes honey. Honey comes from Old English hunig, from a PIE root that also gives us mead (fermented honey drink) via a different path. Bee is from bēo, from a root that imitates buzzing. The same root *bhei- gives us beehive and beekeeper. So honeybee is a sweet little word.

noun a bee that makes honey A1

A honeybee flew from flower to flower to make honey.

(名词) 蜜蜂；蜜蜂蜜蜂 【一种会酿蜜的昆虫】

一只蜜蜂在花丛间飞来飞去采蜜。

(sustantivo) abeja; abeja melífera [una abeja que produce miel]

Una **abeja** voló de flor en flor para hacer miel.

(nom) abeille à miel; abeille mellifère [Abeille qui produit du miel.]

Un honeybee volait de fleur en fleur pour fabriquer du miel.

(Substantiv) Honigbiene [eine Biene, die Honig produziert und in sozialen Völkern lebt]

Eine **honeybee** flog von Blüte zu Blüte, um Honig zu sammeln.

(名詞) 蜂蜜を作るミツバチ。

ミツバチが花から花へ飛び回り、蜂蜜を作っていた。

(substantivo) abelha-de-mel; abelha melífera [uma abelha que produz mel]

Uma abelha voou de flor em flor para fazer mel.

Synonyms: bee
Word parts: honey + bee

Related words

honeyed

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