swarm
noun
a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.
swarmer
-
a word derived from
swarm.
Example Sentences
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No amount of bluster is likely to deter Smokin' Joe, a raging, bobbing, weaving, rolling swarmer who moves in one basic direction—right at his opponent's gut.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hive should be equally well adapted to be used as a swarmer, or non-swarmer.
From Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual by L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine) Langstroth
