Andrenidae

plural noun

An·​dren·​i·​dae

-renəˌdē,

-ēn-

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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Andrena, type genus + -idae

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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