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Is It Honey Bee or Honeybee? Bumble Bee or Bumblebee? Who Decides the Common Names of Bees?
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Anyone writing in English about bees will immediately encounter the question of whether to spell the common names as one word or two. Is it “honey bee” or “honeybee”? Is it “bumble bee” or “bumblebee”? It is easy to be confused because both spellings are frequently encountered.
| Acceptance Date | Sep 14, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | Oct 20, 2021 |
| Journal | Bee World |
| Print ISSN | 0005-772X |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2021.1982315 |
| Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2021.1982315 |
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