- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbe.ʎɐ o.peˈɾa.ɾi.ɐ/ [aˈbe.ʎɐ o.peˈɾa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈbe.ʎɐ o.peˈɾa.ɾjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbe.ʎɐ o.peˈɾa.ɾi.ɐ/ [aˈbe.ʎɐ o.peˈɾa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈbe.ʎɐ o.peˈɾa.ɾjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbe.ʎa o.peˈɾa.ɾi.a/ [aˈbe.ʎa o.peˈɾa.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /aˈbe.ʎa o.peˈɾa.ɾja/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ/ [ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ/ [ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾjɐ]
abelha-operária f (plural abelhas-operárias)
- worker bee (sterile bee who collects pollen)
- Synonym: operária