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bee

Noun

Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species (synset 102209508)
is a type of: hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect - insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
subtypes:
- drone - stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
- apis mellifera, honeybee - social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
- carpenter bee - large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems
- bumblebee, humblebee - robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
- cuckoo-bumblebee - a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees
- andrena, andrenid, mining bee - a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena
- alkali bee, nomia melanderi - a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
- leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee, leaf-cutting bee - bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
- mason bee - any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand
- potter bee - solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant
belongs to: apoidea, superfamily apoidea - bees
A social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions (synset 107992356)
is a type of: social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
subtypes:
- quilting bee - a gathering to make quilts
- cornhusking, husking bee - a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn

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