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ANDRENIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Andrenidae mean?
• ANDRENIDAE (noun)
The noun ANDRENIDAE has 1 sense:
1. a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
Familiarity information: ANDRENIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Andrenidae; family Andrenidae
Hypernyms ("Andrenidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Andrenidae"):
genus Andrena (a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee)
Holonyms ("Andrenidae" is a member of...):
Apoidea; superfamily Apoidea (bees)
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