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NOMIA MELANDERI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
Synonyms:
alkali bee; Nomia melanderi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nomia melanderi" is a kind of...):
bee (any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species)
Holonyms ("Nomia melanderi" is a member of...):
genus Nomia; nomia (a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes)