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emamesilane

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

mesilaspere harilikult ainus munev emasisend
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ID 702276 Last modified 24.01.2013
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Domain stockbreedingclassified zoology
mesilasema preferred
queen bee preferred
queen honeybee
queen honey bee
  • mesilaspere harilikult ainus munev emasisend
  • the single reproductive female in a hive or colony of honeybees
mesilasema preferred
Usage examples
  • Mesilase peres on hrl. üks mesilasema ning palju leski ehk isamesilasi ja töömesilasi ehk töölisi.
emamesilane
queen bee preferred
Usage examples
  • The queen honeybee lays the eggs that hatch into thousands of workers. Laying eggs is the queen's only job. She does not gather food or help build the nest. The workers feed her and care for her. The queen honeybee does not rule the colony, but she is the force that holds it together. The workers become excited and disorganized if she is not in the nest.
queen honeybee
queen honey bee
queen

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Inflection Type 12

emamesilane emamesilased
emamesilase emamesilaste
emamesilast emamesilasi

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