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bees

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000661

Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most wasps in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000661
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoinsects; wasps; bee venoms; bee pollination; Apoidea; solitary bees; honey bees
TranslationsSpanish: abejas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000661",
  "term": "bees",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most wasps in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "insects",
    "wasps",
    "bee venoms",
    "bee pollination",
    "Apoidea",
    "solitary bees",
    "honey bees"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "abejas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/bees/"
}

Record 661 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.