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masarines

masarines is the plural of masarine.

Meaning of masarine

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

Questions about masarines

What is masarines the plural of?
Masarines is the plural of masarine.

Words near masarines in the dictionary

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

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