Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In Latreille's system, the fourth family of aculeate Hymenoptera; the Anthophila; the honeybees.
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Examples
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The result was the widespread death of managed African honeybees, Apis mellifera scutellata.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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There used to be Apis cerana, Apis dorsata, Apis florae and Apis mellifera.
Venom Joan Brady 2010
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Almost everything that Apis mellifera does, it does for the benefit for the hive, says O'Malley, just the kind of attitude that is needed to maintain an effective company.
The Wisdom of Bees by Michael O'Malley – review Robin McKie 2010
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Blackthorn Acacia mellifera and zebrawood Dalbergia melanoxylon dominate in the drier conditions beside Lake Eyasi.
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I'd later read in the report that it was not anApis mellifera scuttelata, commonly known to the Western world as the "killer" bee, but instead theApis mellifera capensis. ep-i-neph-rine n.
Anaphylaxis 2009
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Honey bees (Apis mellifera, Apis mellifica) provide regulatory services through pollination.
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This paradox is often explained by proposing a fundamental difference in mammalian and invertebrate responses to cocaine, but here we show effects of cocaine on honey bees Apis mellifera L. that parallel human responses.
Archive 2008-12-01 Staq Mavlen 2008
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This paradox is often explained by proposing a fundamental difference in mammalian and invertebrate responses to cocaine, but here we show effects of cocaine on honey bees Apis mellifera L. that parallel human responses.
Bees On Cocaine Staq Mavlen 2008
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Acacia mellifera and Rhigozum somalense dominate the basaltic lava fields while scattered Acacia tortilis, A. nubica, and Balanites aegyptiaca can be found in the sandy plains.
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The European honeybee -- Apis mellifera -- is not a native of North America.
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