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masarine

masarine noun: any wasp in the subfamily Masarinae.

Noun

masarine (plural masarines)

  1. Any wasp in the subfamily Masarinae.
    • In contrast to the majority of bees, which transport pollen externally, masarines take pollen mixed with nectar from flowers with deep corollas (Gess 1996).2007, James H. Hunt, The Evolution of Social Wasps, page 28

Forms of masarine

pluralmasarines

Questions about masarine

What does masarine mean?
Masarine means any wasp in the subfamily Masarinae.
What part of speech is masarine?
Masarine is a noun.
What is the plural of masarine?
The plural of masarine is masarines.

Words near masarine in the dictionary

  1. Masantol
  2. Masao
  3. Masara
  4. masarid
  5. masarids
  6. masarine
  7. masarines
  8. Masaru
  9. Masarykian
  10. masas
  11. Masateru

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