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Andrenidae

noun

a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground

• Syn: ↑family Andrenidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Apoidea, ↑superfamily Apoidea

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Andrena

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\\-renəˌdē, -ēn-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Andrena, type genus + -idae

: a large family of short-tongued bees which are solitary in habit and most of which burrow in the ground

Useful english dictionary. 2012.