noun
Meaning 1
An Africanized bee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
killer bee
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noun
Meaning 2
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, Apis mellifera adansonii
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: honeybee, Apis mellifera
noun
Meaning 3
an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: investment banker, underwriter
History
Etymology
From killer + bee, for its aggressive nature, though few deaths have been reported.