ong chúa
Definition
- Noun:
- Queen bee: "ong chúa" refers specifically to the fertile female bee in a honey bee colony, responsible for laying eggs and the primary reproductive role within the hive.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ong chúa là con ong quan trọng nhất trong tổ. (The queen bee is the most important bee in the hive.)
- Người nuôi ong đang tìm cách thay thế ong chúa già. (The beekeeper is trying to replace the old queen bee.)
- Một đàn ong chỉ có một ong chúa. (A bee colony has only one queen bee.)
Advanced Usage
"mất ong chúa": to lose a queen bee (describing a colony that has lost its queen).
- Tổ ong có thể suy yếu nếu bị mất ong chúa. (A bee colony can weaken if it loses its queen bee.)
"ong chúa mới nở": a newly hatched/emerged queen bee.
- Ong chúa mới nở sẽ đi giao phối trước khi bắt đầu đẻ trứng. (A newly hatched queen bee will go on a mating flight before she starts laying eggs.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ong thợ (n): Worker bee (a sterile female bee responsible for foraging and hive maintenance).
- Ong đực (n): Drone bee (a male bee whose primary role is to mate with a virgin queen).
- Tổ ong / Đàn ong (n): Beehive / Bee colony.
Synonyms
- Ong mẹ: Mother bee (a less common, more descriptive synonym emphasizing the reproductive role).
Related Phrases
- Nuôi ong lấy mật: To keep bees for honey (beekeeping).
- Bầy ong: A swarm of bees.
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