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English noun: bee

1. bee (animal) any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species


Broader (hypernym)hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect


Narrower (hyponym)alkali bee, andrena, andrenid, Apis mellifera, bumblebee, carpenter bee, cuckoo-bumblebee, drone, honeybee, humblebee, leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee, leaf-cutting bee, mason bee, mining bee, Nomia melanderi, potter bee


Member meronymApoidea, superfamily Apoidea

2. bee (group) a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions


Broader (hypernym)social affair, social gathering


Narrower (hyponym)cornhusking, husking bee, quilting bee









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