Carniolan bee
- noun
- Specialized
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abeja carniolana
- Beekeepers prize the Carniolan bee for both its gentle nature and its ability to build up colonies rapidly.
Examples
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The Carniolan bee is well suited to cold climates and shows a strong resistance to several bee diseases.
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Many apiaries in Europe now prefer to raise Carniolan bees over other honeybee subspecies.
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The Carniolan bee is known for its gentle nature.
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Many beekeepers prefer the Carniolan bees for their productivity.
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Beekeepers prize the Carniolan bee for both its gentle nature and its ability to build up colonies rapidly.
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Many apiaries in Europe now prefer to raise Carniolan bees over other honeybee subspecies.
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The Carniolan bee is well suited to cold climates and shows a strong resistance to several bee diseases.
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Morphology
Carniolan + bee
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'Carniolan' denotes origin or variety (from Carniola) and 'bee' is the insect, so the meaning 'a bee of Carniolan origin / subspecies' is directly inferable. This origin/type naming pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Carniolan bee comes from the name Carniolan, meaning from Carniola, an old region in central Europe where this grey, gentle kind of honeybee was common. So today Carniolan bee means the 'subspecies' of honeybee known for being calm and quick to build colonies.