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Killer bee   /kˈɪlər bi/   Listen
Killer bee

noun
1.
An investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover.
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.  Synonyms: Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera adansonii, Apis mellifera scutellata.





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Words linked to "Killer bee" :   honeybee, underwriter, Apis mellifera adansonii, investment banker, Africanized bee, Apis mellifera


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