Melipona
noun
Me·lip·o·na
\mə̇ˈlipənə\
Definition of Melipona
: a genus of honeybees of tropical America that comprises small bees with a vestigial but functionless sting — compare stingless bee
meliponine
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Origin and Etymology of melipona
New Latin, from meli- + -pona (from Greek ponein to toil)
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