mining bee
noun
a solitary bee of the genera Andrena and Halictus, which sometimes resemble honey bees
Word Origin for mining bee
named from their burrowing habits
Words nearby mining bee
minimum-security,
minimum-wage,
minimumweight,
minimus,
mining,
mining bee,
mining eng.,
mining engineering,
mining geology,
mininuke,
minion
Example sentences from the Web for mining bee
Then Burl heard a shout from the direction of the mining-bee caves, and hastened toward the sound.
The Red Dust |Murray LeinsterHidden in the remnants of its egg-casings, the brood of minute things had waited near the opening of the mining-bee tunnel.
The Forgotten Planet |Murray LeinsterIt happily consumes those provisions and, in time, an oil-beetle crawls out of the tunnel a mining-bee so laboriously prepared.
The Forgotten Planet |Murray LeinsterOne species of mining-bee, not often found in England, chooses some very singular insects wherewith to feed its young.
Insect Architecture |James Rennie