1. (noun) 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

• africanized honey bee
• apis mellifera adansonii
• apis mellifera scutellata
• killer bee

1. (noun) 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

• apis mellifera
• honeybee