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halictid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hal-ic-tid
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family Halictidae, many of which are known as sweat bees.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Halictidae, from the type genus Halictus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

halictids (plural)

Questions

What does halictid mean?
Any member of the family Halictidae, many of which are known as sweat bees.
Where does halictid come from?
Borrowed from translingual Halictidae, from the type genus Halictus.

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