waggle

  • 31waggle dance — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A dance performed by honeybees indicating source and location of a good source …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 32waggle dance — a series of patterned movements performed by a scouting bee, communicating to other bees of the colony the direction and distance of a food source or hive site. * * * …

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  • 33waggle dance — noun A dance in the form of a figure eight performed by the honey bee in order to communicate the direction and distance of patches of flowers, water sources, etc …

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  • 34waggle dance — a series of patterned movements performed by a scouting bee, communicating to other bees of the colony the direction and distance of a food source or hive site …

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  • 35wiggle-waggle — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: reduplication of wiggle (I) : indecisive, vacillating has gone wiggle waggle and cannot be persuaded to be categorical Lionel Hale II. intransitive verb …

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  • 36Waggled — Waggle Wag gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waggling}.] To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird waggles his tail. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37Waggling — Waggle Wag gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waggling}.] To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird waggles his tail. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38waggler — waggle ► VERB ▪ move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down. ► NOUN ▪ an act of waggling. DERIVATIVES waggler noun waggly adjective. ORIGIN from WAG(Cf. ↑wag) …

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  • 39waggly — waggle ► VERB ▪ move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down. ► NOUN ▪ an act of waggling. DERIVATIVES waggler noun waggly adjective. ORIGIN from WAG(Cf. ↑wag) …

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  • 40Bee learning and communication — Honey bees learn and communicate in order to find food sources and for other means. LearningLearning is essential for efficient foraging. Honey bees are unlikely to make many repeat visits if a plant provides little in the way of reward. A single …

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