psithyrus

noun

psith·​y·​rus

ˈsithərəs

1

capitalized : a genus of large bees resembling bumblebees but lacking the pollen-collecting apparatus and the worker caste and being parasitic in the nests of bumblebees

2

plural psithyri

-ˌrī

: any bee of the genus Psithyrus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek psithykos whispering, twittering

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