honeybee

noun

Etymology

From honey + bee.

  1. derived from *bʰey- — “bee
  2. inherited from *bijǭ — “bee
  3. inherited from *bijā
  4. inherited from bēo
  5. inherited from be
  6. formed as honeybee — “honey + bee

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of honey bee.

    • In his new animated film, Jerry Seinfeld plays Barry B. Benson, a wisecracking, moony-eyed, charmingly petulant New York honeybee who doesn't want to spend his days as a worker bee stuck on the honeymaking assembly line.

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