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What is "la abeja"?

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What does la abeja mean when talking about a bumblebee?

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updated Jul 22, 2010
posted by lalala1112223334

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la abeja would be the more generic term for a bee. Our dictionary lists abejorro as a bumblebee. See abeja for other bee words.

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updated Jul 22, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
Ick! I'm allergic to those!!! - amykay, Jul 22, 2010
just bees or bees and wasps? Can't you take shots to alleviate the hypersensitivity nowadays? - 0074b507, Jul 22, 2010
Both! Yes you can have epinephrine injected after the sting. - amykay, Jul 22, 2010
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From the RAE dicitonary:

abejorro.

(De abeja).

  1. m. Insecto himenóptero, de dos a tres centímetros de largo, velludo y con la trompa casi de la misma longitud que el cuerpo.Vive en enjambres poco numerosos, hace el nido debajo del musgo o de piedras y zumba mucho al volar.
  1. m. escarabajo sanjuanero.

  2. m. Persona de conversación pesada y molesta.

This doesn't sound like a carpenter bee, but insect names are highly regional (at least in English).

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updated Jul 22, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
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Hola,

Para mí, "abeja" es "bumble bee". "Abejorro" tiene el aspecto de un "carpenter bee", las que son más grandes.

updated Jul 22, 2010
edited by LuisaGomezBartle
posted by LuisaGomezBartle