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colletid
colletid [ kóllətid ] (plural colletids)


noun 
Definition:
 
bee using tongue to line nest: a bee that does not live in a colony and uses its tongue to line nest cells with a waterproofing secretion from its mouth. Family Colletidae.
[Early 20th century. < modern Latin Colletidae]

colletid adjective
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