No. 9,187 in Spanish
abejas
Bees.
In a sentence
Las abejas producen miel en las colmenas.
Bees produce honey in hives.
Here, 'abejas' refers to the insect species and is used as the subject performing the actions in the sentence.
Observé un grupo de abejas trabajando para recolectar néctar.
I observed a group of bees working to collect nectar.
In this sentence, 'abejas' again represents the insect species, specifically a collective group engaged in the activity of collecting nectar.
Las abejas son esenciales para la polinización.
Bees are essential for pollination.
In this case, 'abejas' refers generally to the species as a whole and discusses their importance in ecological processes like pollination.
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