English Explanatory Dictionary

queen-cage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A small case used to introduce and protect a new queen bee to a queenless hive in order to determine whether the new queen will be accepted or rejected

Word forms

queen-cage queen-cages queen cage

Etymology

From queen + cage.

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