HyperDic: apoidea

English > 1 sense of the word Apoidea:
NOUNanimalApoidea, superfamily Apoideabees
English > Apoidea: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbees.
Synonymsuperfamily Apoidea
Member ofHymenoptera, order HymenopteraAn order of insects including
MembersAndrenidae, family AndrenidaeA large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
Apidae, family Apidaehoneybees
Halictidae, family HalictidaeA family of small solitary bees
Megachilidae, family Megachilidaeleaf-cutting and mason bees
beeAny of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
queen beefertile egg-laying female bee
worker beesterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
Broaderarthropod familyAny of the arthropods
SpanishApoidea, superfamilia Apoidea

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