nomia

English

Etymology

From translingual Nomia, from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “pasture, meadow - their typical habitat”) +‎ -ia.

Noun

nomia (plural nomias)

  1. Any of various ground-nesting halictid bees of the genus Nomia, native to Asia, many species of which have opalescent bands on the metasoma.
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