honeybeen.

Brit.

/ˈhʌnɪbiː/, U.S.

/ˈhəniˌbi/

Forms: see honey n. and adj. and bee n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., bee n.¹

Etymology: < honey n. + bee n.¹

Any of several social bees native to Eurasia and Africa constituting the genus Apis, which gather nectar and produce honey; esp. (more fully Western honeybee) A. mellifera in Europe, and (more fully Eastern honeybee) A. cerana in Asia, which are reared in hives for their honey and wax.The Western honeybee was first domesticated in Ancient Egypt, and there are now numerous subspecies and hybrid strains of it.

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c1400 Femina (Trin. Cambr.) (1909) 77 (MED) On by hym selffe syngerly An hony bee ys proprely.

?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi sig. N iv b Arthenor writeth that honie Bees and other flies chased out of a towne all the inhabitantes thereof.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. vi. §5. 89 Some affirme, that he [sc. Jupiter] was fed by honie-bees.

1664 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders (new ed.) i. sig. f2^v Your Honey-Bee-like disposition.

1730 T. Boreman Descr. Three Hundred Animals 207 The Honey-Bees..follow their delightful Vocation of gathering and bringing home of Honey.

1784 J. Filson Discov., Settlement & Present State Kentucky (1793) 21 The honey bee may be called a domestic insect, as it is said not to be found but in civilized countries.

1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 62 Some of the ancient settlers..pretend to give the very year when the honey bee first crossed the Mississippi.

1899 E. W. Hervey Observ. Colors Flowers xii. 84 Honey bees revel on hawthorn, while bumble bees rarely approach it.

1973 New Scientist 14 June 684/2 Only two species of honey bee have been successfully domesticated: Apis mellifera in Europe and A. cerana in Asia.

2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 18 Apr. 8 The native black honeybee is holding on in parts of the UK where it was thought to be extinct.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honeybee
释义	honeybeen. Brit. /ˈhʌnɪbiː/, U.S. /ˈhəniˌbi/ Forms: see honey n. and adj. and bee n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., bee n.¹ Etymology: < honey n. + bee n.¹ Any of several social bees native to Eurasia and Africa constituting the genus Apis, which gather nectar and produce honey; esp. (more fully Western honeybee) A. mellifera in Europe, and (more fully Eastern honeybee) A. cerana in Asia, which are reared in hives for their honey and wax.The Western honeybee was first domesticated in Ancient Egypt, and there are now numerous subspecies and hybrid strains of it. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > member of family Apidae (honey-bee) beec1000 honeybeec1400 honey-fly?1483 honey people1605 hive-bee1816 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > making honey > bee that makes honeybeec1400 honey-fly?1483 c1400 Femina (Trin. Cambr.) (1909) 77 (MED) On by hym selffe syngerly An hony bee ys proprely. ?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi sig. N iv b Arthenor writeth that honie Bees and other flies chased out of a towne all the inhabitantes thereof. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. vi. §5. 89 Some affirme, that he [sc. Jupiter] was fed by honie-bees. 1664 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders (new ed.) i. sig. f2^v Your Honey-Bee-like disposition. 1730 T. Boreman Descr. Three Hundred Animals 207 The Honey-Bees..follow their delightful Vocation of gathering and bringing home of Honey. 1784 J. Filson Discov., Settlement & Present State Kentucky (1793) 21 The honey bee may be called a domestic insect, as it is said not to be found but in civilized countries. 1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 62 Some of the ancient settlers..pretend to give the very year when the honey bee first crossed the Mississippi. 1899 E. W. Hervey Observ. Colors Flowers xii. 84 Honey bees revel on hawthorn, while bumble bees rarely approach it. 1973 New Scientist 14 June 684/2 Only two species of honey bee have been successfully domesticated: Apis mellifera in Europe and A. cerana in Asia. 2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 18 Apr. 8 The native black honeybee is holding on in parts of the UK where it was thought to be extinct. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400
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