broader term that includes honeybees, bumblebees, and many other species; less precise
文法句型
countable noun
usually plural when referring to the species as a whole
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form (honeybees) when talking about the species or a group rather than one individual insect. The singular form (a honeybee) usually refers to a specific single insect.
常見錯誤
I saw a honey bee in the garden.
I saw a honeybee in the garden.
The compound word is written as one word, not two separate words.