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花蜂
はなばちハナバチ (nokanji)
1. [n] [uk]
▶ bee (any insect of the clade Anthophila)



History:
3. A 2019-04-12 18:18:53  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams:
花蜂	1436
はなばち	 648
ハナバチ	5582
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
2. A 2018-07-30 23:05:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
ルミナス has "丸花蜂 (bumblebee), 蜜蜂 ((honey)bee), 熊蜂 (carpenter bee) など ..."
1. A* 2018-07-30 18:53:10  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5 koj daijs wiki(bee) www-images
  Comments:
gg5 says bumblebee, but the other refs disagree
koj and daijs define 花蜂 as 蜂 (bees and wasps) that feed on 花.
That is pretty much the definition of a bee; see the wikipedia article bee.
www-images also show bees rather than just bumblebees
  Diff:
@@ -9,0 +10,4 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>ハナバチ</reb>
+<re_nokanji/>
+</r_ele>
@@ -12 +16 @@
-<gloss>bumblebee</gloss>
+<gloss>bee (any insect of the clade Anthophila)</gloss>

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