sweat bee

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swet bee]
- /swɛt bi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swet bee]
- /swɛt bi/

Definitions of sweat bee words

noun sweat bee any of several bees of the family Halictidae that are attracted by perspiration. 1
noun sweat bee any of a family (Halictidae) of small bees that usually nest in vertical tunnels in the ground: some species drink animal or human perspiration 0

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Origin of sweat bee

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Sweat bee

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sweat bee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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