: a honey-producing bee (genus Apis of the family Apidae)
especially: a European bee (A. mellifera) introduced worldwide and kept in hives for the honey it produces
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The domestication of honeybees not only transformed honey production but also impacted agriculture and ecosystems.—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 For eusocial insects, like honeybees, grooming for parasites can be a collective activity rather than an individual one.—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025 European honeybees regularly comb through the hairy area under their nest mates wings using their mandibles.—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025 Since then, humans have launched all sorts of creatures into space, including tortoises, frogs, cockroaches, honeybees, jellyfish and more.
8.—Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for honeybee
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