abeille

Definitions of abeille
  1. noun
    social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
  2. noun
    any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
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    types:
    bourdon
    robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
    type of:
    hyménoptère, insecte hyménoptère
    insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
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