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