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English noun: Apis mellifera scutellata

1. Apis mellifera scutellata (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


SynonymsAfricanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera adansonii, killer bee


Broader (hypernym)Apis mellifera, honeybee









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