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round dance

noun — 2 senses

round dance

noun
1

Dance, Dancing, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A dance for couples with a whirling or revolving motion, such as the waltz or polka.

2

Agriculture, Beekeeping, Business, Lifestyle A repetitive, circular movement made by a foraging honey bee in process of communicating to other workers that it has located a significant and nearby food source.

  • The round dance is never performed on a comb on which there are none or only a few bees, but it always takes place in the midst of a dense throng.1924 February, John H. Lovell, “The Odor of Flowers as a Means of Communication Among Bees”, in The American Bee Journal, volume LXIV, number 2, Hamilton, page 76:

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