Apis mellifera scutellata

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

killer bee Africanized bee Africanized honey bee Apis mellifera adansonii

Hypernyms

honeybee Apis mellifera

Close letter words and terms

Apis mellifera caucasia apis mellifera ligustica Apis mellifera ruttneri Apis nigrocincta apish apishamore