In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), "zimai renyuchi" refers to a "queen bee," the only female bee in the hive that lays all of the eggs. She is larger than other bees and vital for the colony's survival.
Example sentences for zimai renyuchi
- Hupenyu hwezimai renyuchi hunogona kusvika makore mashanu. (The lifespan of a queen bee can reach five years.)
- Zimai renyuchi rinokwanisa kuisa mazai anosvika zviuru zviviri pazuva. (The queen bee can lay up to two thousand eggs a day.)
- Zimai renyuchi harizvitsvagire zvekudya, rinopa basa iri kunyuchi dzinoshanda. (The queen bee doesn't search for its food; it gives this task to the worker bees.)
