GENUS NOMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Nomia mean? 

• GENUS NOMIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS NOMIA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes

  Familiarity information: GENUS NOMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS NOMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Nomia; nomia

Hypernyms ("genus Nomia" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Nomia"):

alkali bee; Nomia melanderi (a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States)

Holonyms ("genus Nomia" is a member of...):

family Halictidae; Halictidae (a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture)