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mining bee

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a solitary bee of the genera Andrena and Halictus, which sometimes resemble honey bees

[named from their burrowing habits]

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mining bee - a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena

andrena, andrenid

bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

genus Andrena - a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee

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