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(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)A thin-walled enlargement of the esophagus (crop) in which the honeybee transports nectar.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
honey stomach
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honey stomach — noun see honey sac * * * the crop of an ant, bee, or other hymenopterous insect, serving as a reservoir for honeydew and nectar, esp. the enlarged crop of a honeybee in which nectar is acted on by enzymes to form honey. Also called honey sac. * * … Useful english dictionary
honey stomach — the crop of an ant, bee, or other hymenopterous insect, serving as a reservoir for honeydew and nectar, esp. the enlarged crop of a honeybee in which nectar is acted on by enzymes to form honey. Also called honey sac. * * * … Universalium
honey stomach — noun see honey sac … New Collegiate Dictionary
honey sac — noun or honey stomach : a distention of the esophagus of a bee in which the honey is elaborated : crop 2c * * * honey sac, the enlargement of the alimentary canal in which the bee produces and carries its honey … Useful english dictionary
honey sac — noun Date: 1886 a distension of the esophagus of a bee in which honey is elaborated called also honey stomach … New Collegiate Dictionary
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