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sweat bee
noun
- any of several bees of the family Halictidae that are attracted by perspiration.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sweat bee1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
There is a small stingless bee here, which old man Jim called the sweat bee.
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