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
Category:Apidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.