Africanized bee meaning

UK US /ˈæfrəkənaɪzd bi/ 5 syllables

Africanized bee (noun): 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.

Definition of Africanized bee

  1. 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 honey bee, killer bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, Apis mellifera adansonii

    Type of: honeybee

How to pronounce Africanized bee

Africanized bee is pronounced /ˈæfrəkənaɪzd bi/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.

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