MINING BEE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A bee that is a member of the genus Andrena

Synonyms:

andrena; andrenid; mining bee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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