English noun: Apis mellifera adansonii | |||
1. | Apis mellifera adansonii (animal) a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas | ||
Synonyms | Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, killer bee | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Apis mellifera, honeybee | ||