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    GENUS NOMIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Nomia; nomia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Nomia" is a kind of...):

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Nomia"):

    alkali bee; Nomia melanderi (a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States)

    Holonyms ("genus Nomia" is a member of...):

    family Halictidae; Halictidae (a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture)

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