Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic superfamily within the suborder Apocrita — the bees.

Etymologies

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Apis +‎ -oidea

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Examples

  • Some Diptera (flies) may be the main pollinators in higher elevations of mountains whereas '' Bombus '' species are the only pollinators among Apoidea in alpine regions at timberline and beyond.

    Pollinator Wikipedia 2009

  • Las abejas silvestres de México (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) Estado actual de su conocimiento.

    Chihuahuan desert 2008

  • "The honeybee immune system, like other species of holometabolous insects, depends on two main categories of defense reactions: the cell-mediated responses such as phagocytosis and encapsulation of foreign objects, and cell-free defense mechanisms represented by the anti-microbial immune proteins" (Response of the Apoidea to fungal infections by Glinski and Buczek - PDF format).

    Bee nonsense Ray Girvan 2004

  • "The honeybee immune system, like other species of holometabolous insects, depends on two main categories of defense reactions: the cell-mediated responses such as phagocytosis and encapsulation of foreign objects, and cell-free defense mechanisms represented by the anti-microbial immune proteins" (Response of the Apoidea to fungal infections by Glinski and Buczek - PDF format).

    Archive 2004-08-01 Ray Girvan 2004

  • Apoidea superfamily (order Hymenoptera), which includes ants, wasps, hornets, and many other species of bees.

    unknown title 2009

  • Apoidea superfamily (order Hymenoptera), which includes ants, wasps, hornets, and many other species of bees.

    unknown title 2009

  • Apoidea superfamily (order Hymenoptera), which includes ants, wasps, hornets, and many other species of bees.

    unknown title 2009

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