nomia

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noun

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

Origintranslingual Nomia ← Ancient Greek νομός →
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Meanings

nomia1

nounnomia (plural nomias)

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.

Nomia2

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA nymph of Arcadia.

Origin

nomia · noun

  1. Ancient Greekνομός“pasture, meadow - their typical habitat”
  2. translingualNomia
  3. Englishnomia

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

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Nomia · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΝομία
  2. EnglishNomia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νομία (Nomía).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aminoNaomiOmaniMinoaamnioMianoMoinaOinam
Cite this entry
APA

nomia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomia

MLA

“nomia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nomia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomia.

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