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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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Origin and Etymology of bombidae

New Latin, from Bombus, type genus + -idae

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