Apidae

Translingual

Etymology

Apis +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Apidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – most bees, including the honeybees, bumblebees, and carpenter bees.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Apinae, Andreninae, Nomadinae, Xylocopinae - subfamilies

References

Apidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Apidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Apidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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