Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The true bees, considered as a superfamily and including the families Apidæ, Bombidæ, Anthophoridæ, Nomadidæ, Ceratinidæ, Xylocopidæ, Megachilidæ, Stelidæ, Andrenidæ, Colletidæ, and Prosopidæ.
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- noun bees
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Contribution a la connaissance des hymenoptera apoidea de Nouvelle-Caledonie et de leurs relations avec la flore butinee.
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