English noun: killer bee | |||
1. | killer bee (person) an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover | ||
Broader (hypernym) | investment banker, underwriter | ||
2. | killer bee (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 adansonii, Apis mellifera scutellata | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Apis mellifera, honeybee | ||