killer bee

kill·er bee

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kil-er bee]
- /ˈkɪl ər bi/
- /ˈkɪl.ər biː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kil-er bee]
- /ˈkɪl ər bi/

Definitions of killer bee words

noun killer bee 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. 1
noun killer bee an American hybrid of the African and European honeybees produced by the mingling of domesticated European colonies with an expanding and migrating African colony that escaped from an apiary in Brazil. 1
countable noun killer bee A killer bee is a type of bee which is very aggressive and likely to attack and sting people. 0
noun killer bee an African honeybee, or one of its hybrids originating in Brazil, that is extremely aggressive when disturbed 0
noun killer bee Africanized bee 0
noun killer bee (Informal) An Africanized honey bee. 0

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Origin of killer bee

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975

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killer bee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for killer bee

noun killer bee

drone — Music. a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments. the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
bumblebee — A bumblebee is a large hairy bee.
queen bee — a fertile female bee.

All 3 Synonyms of killer bee