English noun: Apis mellifera | |||
1. | Apis mellifera (animal) social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces | ||
Synonyms | honeybee | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bee | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera adansonii, Apis mellifera scutellata, black bee, Carniolan bee, German bee, Italian bee, killer bee | ||
Member meronym | Apis, genus Apis | ||