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Definition of Apis mellifera
1. Noun. Social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces.
Generic synonyms: Bee
Group relationships: Apis, Genus Apis
Specialized synonyms: Africanized Bee, Africanized Honey Bee, Apis Mellifera Adansonii, Apis Mellifera Scutellata, Killer Bee, Black Bee, German Bee, Carniolan Bee, Italian Bee
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apis Mellifera
Literary usage of Apis mellifera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical therapeutics by Edward John Waring (1874)
"apis mellifera, Linn. CERA. ALBA. White Wax. Yellow wax bleached by exposure to
moisture, air, and light. Med. Prop, and Uses, Demulcent, ..."
2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Bombus sonoris increased from 1993 to 1994 at Chilopsis, simultaneously with a
decrease in apis mellifera. Several workers have hypothesized that the ..."
3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1904)
"apis mellifera Linné. (Typical form black.) a. var. ligustica Latr. aa. var. ...
It shows some affinity with apis mellifera., but is quite distinct as may ..."
4. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"Male reproductive organs of Honey Bee (apis mellifera L.); ag, accessory gland;
ed, ejaculatory duct; ..."
5. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Entomological Section (1901)
"Hym : apis mellifera ligustica Spin., very many, April 3oth, ... On April 27,
1898, Mr. CM Barber collected the bees apis mellifera L., ..."
6. Computers and Information Technologies in Agricultural Production and edited by Karl Schneider (1998)
"Descriptors: apis-mellifera-carnica; caste; energy- metabolism; heat-production;
age-differences; environmental-temperature; calorimetry Abstract: Honey ..."
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