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Apis mellifera scutellata
/ɐpˈiz mˈɛlɪfəɹə skjˌuːtɪlˈɑːtə/
/ɐpiz mˈɛlɪfɚɹə skjˌuːɾɪlˈɑːɾə/Apis mellifera scutellata
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apis mellifera scutellata
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
