"waggle dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waggle dances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} waggle dance (plural waggle dances)
  1. 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. that are more than 100 metres distant from the hive. Wikipedia link: waggle dance Categories (lifeform): Bees Synonyms: wag-tail dance Related terms: tremble dance, round dance, sickle dance Translations (dance of bees): mehiläistanssi (Finnish), Schwänzeltanz (German)

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