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MINING BEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mining bee mean?
• MINING BEE (noun)
The noun MINING BEE has 1 sense:
1. a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena
Familiarity information: MINING BEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bee that is a member of the genus Andrena
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("mining bee" is a kind of...):
bee (any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species)
Holonyms ("mining bee" is a member of...):
genus Andrena (a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee)
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