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Synonyms for killer-bee

Noun

1. killer bee, investment banker, underwriter
usage: an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover
2. Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, killer bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, Apis mellifera adansonii, honeybee, Apis mellifera
usage: 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
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