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/baɪ/

Meanings
noun
A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

Examples :

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "
insect animal biology nature organism environment agriculture food essential

Related Words

Illustration quarterfinals

quarterfinals noun

/ˈkwɔːrtərˌfaɪnəlz/ /ˈkwɔːtərˌfaɪnl̩z/

One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.

"Our school soccer team won their game today, so they will be playing in the quarterfinals next week. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration competition

competition noun

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/

The action of competing.

"The competition for this job is strong."

Illustration hymenopteran

hymenopteran noun

/ˌhʌɪ.mɛˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/ /ˌhaɪ.məˈnɑp.təɹ.ən/

Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.

"A beekeeper needs to understand the behavior of each hymenopteran in the hive to manage it effectively. "

Illustration organisation

organisation noun

/ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

The quality of being organized.

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

Illustration discrepancy

discrepancy noun

/dɪsˈkɹɛpənsi/

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

"There was a discrepancy between the teacher's report card comments and my student's actual performance in class. "

Illustration superfamily

superfamily noun

/ˈsuːpərˌfæməli/ /ˈsupərˌfæməli/

A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).

"Biologists classify owls into the superfamily Strigoidea, which sits above the family Strigidae (typical owls) and below the order Strigiformes (all owls). "

Illustration progression

progression noun

/prəˈɡreʃən/ /proʊˈɡreʃən/

The act of moving from one thing to another.

"The student's progression from beginner to advanced level took two years of study. "

Illustration civilizations

civilizations noun

/ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃənz/ /ˌsɪvɪləˈzeɪʃənz/

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.

"Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."

Illustration understanding

understanding verb

/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ /ˌʌndəɹˈstændɪŋ/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"The teacher patiently explained the math problem, and the students were able to understand the steps involved. "

Illustration collecting

collecting verb

/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Illustration classification

classification noun

/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

"The classification of students by their academic performance helps teachers tailor instruction. "