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HALICTIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Halictidae mean? 

HALICTIDAE (noun)
  The noun HALICTIDAE has 1 sense:

1. a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agricultureplay

  Familiarity information: HALICTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HALICTIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Halictidae; Halictidae

Hypernyms ("Halictidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Halictidae"):

genus Nomia; nomia (a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes)

Holonyms ("Halictidae" is a member of...):

Apoidea; superfamily Apoidea (bees)


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