noun
a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture
• Syn: ↑family Halictidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Apoidea, ↑superfamily Apoidea
• Member Meronyms: ↑nomia, ↑genus Nomia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.