apivorous

An obsolete adjective meaning 'feeding on bees'.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'sich von Bienen ernährend'.

1. Feeding on bees C2 formal

   Describes an organism that consumes bees as part of its diet.

   • The apivorous bird is known to raid beehives for food.
   • Some wasps are apivorous, preying on adult bees.
   • The apivorous habits of certain mammals are rarely observed.

   🇩🇪Von Bienen ernährend