Bees

/biːz/ noun

Definition

flying insects that collect nectar and produce honey

Etymology

Old English bēo, related to German Biene, from Proto-Germanic *bijōn

Kelly Says

Bees are basically nature's little workaholics - they gave us the phrase 'busy as a bee' for good reason! Plus, they're responsible for pollinating about one-third of everything we eat.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንብ
ARالعربية
نحل
BNবাংলা
মৌমাছি
CSČeština
včely
DADansk
bier
DEDeutsch
Bienen
ELΕλληνικά
μέλισσες
ESEspañol
abejas
FAفارسی
زنبور
FISuomi
mehiläiset
FRFrançais
abeilles
GUGU
મધમાખીઓ
HAHA
zuma
HEעברית
דבורים
HIहिन्दी
मधुमक्खियाँ
HUMagyar
méhek
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebah
IGIG
ụ̀ịjị
ITItaliano
api
JA日本語
蜜蜂
KKKK
арылар
KMKM
ឃ្មង់
KO한국어
MRMR
मधुमक्खी
MSBahasa Melayu
lebah
MYမြန်မာ
ပျsocialism
NLNederlands
bijen
NONorsk
bier
PAPA
ਮੱਖੀਆਂ
PLPolski
pszczoły
PTPortuguês
abelhas
RORomână
albine
RUРусский
пчёлы
SVSvenska
bin
SWKiswahili
nyuki
TAதமிழ்
தேனீ
TEతెలుగు
తేనెటిక
THไทย
ผึ้ง
TLTL
bubuyog
TRTürkçe
arılar
UKУкраїнська
бджоли
URاردو
شہد کی مکھیاں
VITiếng Việt
những con ong
YOYO
àwòn oyin
ZH中文
蜜蜂
ZUZU
abelusi

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