Apidae

Apidae
noun
honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
Syn: ↑family Apidae
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Apoidea, ↑superfamily Apoidea
Member Meronyms:

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\\ˈapəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Apis, type genus + -idae
: a family of social bees having the glossa and basal joints of the labial palpi elongate and including the common honeybees and the stingless bees, in some classifications also the bumblebees and some solitary bees, and formerly all the bees

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