cràin-sheillean

Scottish Gaelic
Cràin-sheillean agus seilleanan-obrach
Queen bee (bottom left) and workers

Etymology

cràin (“female of any animal”) +‎ sheillean (“bee”, lenited form of seillean)

Noun

cràin-sheillean (genitive singular cràin-sheillein, plural cràin-sheilleanan)

  1. queen bee

See also
See also

References
  1. bee in Edward Dwelly (1911) “cràin-sheillean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 9 May 2015.
  2. Bauer, Mìchael. bee in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 9 May 2015.
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