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Definition of Africanized bee
1. Noun. A strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas.
Generic synonyms: Apis Mellifera, Honeybee
Lexicographical Neighbors of Africanized Bee
Literary usage of Africanized bee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"However, a chance encounter with an africanized bee foraging on blossoms is no
more likely to result in a sting than with a domestic honeybee. ..."
2. Second Biennial Tire Recycling Conference: Conference Proceedingsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"... and rodents and health-threatening organisms such as poisonous snakes and the
africanized bee, recently detected in California's Imperial County. ..."
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