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hive

noun [C, + sing/pl verb] (BEES)
 
 
/haɪv/

Definition

a structure where bees live, especially a beehive (= container like a box) or the group of bees living thereAnimal groupingsAnimal Dwellings - man-madeAnimal dwellings - natural
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