SINCE 1828
Bombidae
plural noun
Bom·bi·dae
| \ ˈbämbəˌdē\
Definition of Bombidae
in some classifications
: a family of medium to very large robust usually black and yellow hairy bees comprising the bumblebees now often included with honeybees and related bees in the family Apidae
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