maestra

Definitions of maestra
  1. noun
    fertile egg-laying female bee
    synonyms: abeja reina, machiega, maesa
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    type of:
    reina
    the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
  2. noun
    a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
    synonyms: profesora
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    type of:
    maestro
    a teacher in a school below the college level
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