Bombidae

plural noun

Bom·​bi·​dae

ˈbämbəˌdē

in some classifications

: a family of medium to very large robust usually black and yellow hairy bees comprising the bumblebees now often included with honeybees and related bees in the family Apidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Bombus, type genus + -idae

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