Apivorous

/eɪˈpɪvərəs/ adjective

Definition

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

Etymology

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.

Kelly Says

The European bee-eater bird is famously apivorous, and beekeepers hate it—but it's an evolutionary arms race that's been running for millions of years!

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