superfamily Apoidea

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1.superfamily Apoidea - bees Apoideaarthropod family - any of the arthropodsHymenoptera, order Hymenoptera - an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary speciesqueen bee - fertile egg-laying female beeworker bee - sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hiveApidae, family Apidae - honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebeesAndrenidae, family Andrenidae - a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the groundfamily Halictidae, Halictidae - a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculturefamily Megachilidae, Megachilidae - leaf-cutting and mason bees