stingless bee

noun

any of certain social, honey-producing tropical bees of the family Apidae, as of the genus Melipona, having a nonfunctional stinger.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
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Origin of stingless bee

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby stingless bee

stinger, stinging capsule, stinging hair, stinging nettle, stinging tree, stingless bee, stingo, stingray, stingy, stink, stink ball
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