Meanings
nounmining bee (plural mining bees)
plural mining bees
- Any of very many species of bee, of the genus Andrena, that nest in burrows.
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mining bee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mining%20bee
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