stingless bee

English

Noun

stingless bee (plural stingless bees)

  1. A bee that does not sting.
    1. A bee of tribe Meliponini.
      Synonyms: meliponine, stingless honeybee

Usage notes

  • Meliponines are not the only type of bee incapable of stinging: all male bees and many female bees of several other families, such as Andrenidae, also cannot sting.

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