a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
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Synonyms | africanized honey bee, apis mellifera adansonii, apis mellifera scutellata, killer bee |
Type of | apis mellifera, honeybee |
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