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Detailed Synonyms for killer bee in English

killer bee:

killer bee [the ~] noun

  1. the killer bee
    – 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 1
    the killer bee; the Apis mellifera adansonii; the Africanized bee; the Apis mellifera scutellata; the Africanized honey bee
    – 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 1
  2. the killer bee
    – an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover 1
    the killer bee
    – an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover 1

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Related Definitions for "killer bee":

  1. 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 Texas1
  2. an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover1

Related Synonyms for killer bee