Apivorous

/eɪˈpɪvərəs/ adjective

Feeding on bees or bee larvae; describing animals that eat bees as their primary food source.

From Latin 'apis' (bee) plus '-vorous' (from Latin 'vorare,' to eat), using the standard scientific suffix for feeding habits. Coined in the 19th century for zoological classification.

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