honeybee
noun
honeybees
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pluralof honeybee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Most previous toxicology research involving honeybees has centered on worker bees.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Newly emerged worker honeybees were then given these diets during controlled laboratory experiments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Bumblebees cannot collect water in the way honeybees do, they get most of the liquid they need from nectar, so wetter nectar can help make colonies more resilient in hot weather.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Research has found acetamiprid can poison honeybees, affecting their foraging capacity and memory, while a 2024 study suggested flupyradifurone could be lethal to some bees.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
And then she reads to me about honeybees, about deciduous trees, about evolution.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
