nomia has definitions from the fields of biology,zoology
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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes

Synonyms

genus_Nomia

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

Closely related to the andrenas are the nomias or alkali_bees .

I must plead guilty to a special sympathy for nomias .

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