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killer bee

noun

Etymology

From killer + bee, for its aggressive nature, though few deaths have been reported.

  1. derived from *bʰey-✻ — “bee”
  2. inherited from *bijǭ✻ — “bee”
  3. inherited from *bijā✻
  4. inherited from bēo
  5. inherited from be
  6. compounded as killer bee — “killer + bee”

Definitions

  1. An Africanized bee.

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