もどりばち

Japanese

Alternative spellings
戻り蜂 戻りばち 戻りバチ

Etymology

From 戻(もど)り (modori, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戻(もど)る (modoru).”) + 蜂(はち) (hachi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もどりばち [mòdóꜜrìbàchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞do̞ɾʲiba̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

もどりばち or もどりバチ • (modoribachi) 

1. bee who returns to a now-destroyed hive