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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesabelha-rainha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: abelha-rainha
"A abelha-rainha é essencial para a sobrevivência da colônia."
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The mature, fertile female of a social bee colony, which is usually the mother of all the other bees in the hive.
"The beekeeper searched carefully through the hive to find the queen bee."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'queen' (in the sense of a female sovereign) + 'bee' (the insect), used metaphorically since the 17th century to describe the primary female leader of a colony.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "queen bee" is said worldwide
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reine des abeilles
Transliteration: reine des abeilles
"La reine des abeilles pond des milliers d'œufs chaque jour."
Bienenkönigin
Transliteration: Bienenkönigin
"Die Bienenkönigin ist für die Fortpflanzung im Bienenstock verantwortlich."
ape regina
Transliteration: ape regina
"L'ape regina guida l'intero sciame verso una nuova casa."
abeja reina
Transliteration: abeja reina
"La abeja reina es más grande que las demás abejas de la colmena."
abelha-rainha
Transliteration: abelha-rainha
"A abelha-rainha é essencial para a sobrevivência da colônia."
रानी मधुमक्खी
Transliteration: rani madhumakkhi
"छत्ते में केवल एक ही रानी मधुमक्खी होती है।"
蜂王
Transliteration: fēng wáng
"蜂王产下幼虫以维持蜂群的繁衍。"
여왕벌
Transliteration: yeowangbeol
"여왕벌은 벌집의 중심 역할을 합니다."
女王蜂
Transliteration: joōbachi
"女王蜂は巣の中で最も重要な存在です。"
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