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"sense": "sterile bee",
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"word": "abeja obrera"
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"sense": "sterile bee",
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"sense": "sterile bee",
"word": "工蜂"
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"sense": "sterile bee",
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"word": "beach oibre"
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"sense": "sterile bee",
"word": "働きバチ"
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"alt": "はたらきばち",
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"sense": "sterile bee",
"word": "働き蜂"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "sterile bee",
"word": "pī kaimahi"
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"sense": "sterile bee",
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"word": "robotnica"
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"sense": "sterile bee",
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"word": "abelha-operária"
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"sense": "sterile bee",
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"word": "albină lucrătoare"
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"roman": "rabóčaja pčelá",
"sense": "sterile bee",
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"word": "рабо́чая пчела́"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "sterile bee",
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"word": "ра́дилица"
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"sense": "sterile bee",
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"word": "rádilica"
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"sense": "sterile bee",
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"word": "abeja obrera"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "sterile bee",
"word": "işçi arı"
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"word": "worker bee"
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