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A bee is :
1. Any of several winged, hairy-bodied, usually stinging insects of the superfamily Apoidea in he order Hymenoptera, including both solitary and social species and characterized by sucking and chewing mouthparts for gathering nectar and pollen.
A bumblebee.
A honeybee.
2. A social gathering where people combine work, competition, and amusement: a quilting bee.