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HALICTIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture

Synonyms:

family Halictidae; Halictidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Halictidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Halictidae"):

genus Nomia; nomia (a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes)

Holonyms ("Halictidae" is a member of...):

Apoidea; superfamily Apoidea (bees)

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