killer bee

noun

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Alabama's discovery has followed a spate of killer bee sightings across the country. July 2, CBS News, 2 July 2025 Were there other killer bee incidents in Texas this year? Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 May 2025 But to unsuspecting humans, killer bees seem aggressive, spiteful and, of course, terrifying. Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 24 June 2025 On May 9, a swarm of what are believed to be Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, attacked and killed three horses in Comanche, Texas, just about 50 miles southeast of Eastland. Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 May 2025 On the menu: About a dozen daily flavors, including cream cheese lemon cake, blueberry pancake, and the spicy killer bee ice creams. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025 In the episode’s inciting incident, a truck hauling 22 million killer bees (just go with it) crashes on the freeway, unleashing an angry swarm. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024 The killer bees may be the A-plot (bee plot) of this premiere, but Athena is facing her own metaphorical bee-nado. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024 Following a season 8 opener that gave us 22 million killer bees, the past two weeks served up a plane catastrophe that had me on the brink of tears for one reason or another throughout. Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024

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First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of killer bee was in 1976

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“Killer bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/killer%20bee. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

killer bee

noun
kil·​ler bee ˈkil-ər-ˈbē How to pronounce killer bee (audio)

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