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nomia

nomia 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.

Noun

nomia (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.

Proper noun capitalized: Nomia

Nomia

  1. (Greek) A nymph of Arcadia.

Forms of nomia

pluralnomias

Origin of nomia

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

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νομία (Nomía).

Questions about nomia

What does nomia mean?
Nomia means any of various ground-nesting halictid bees of the genus Nomia, native to Asia, many species of which have opalescent bands on the metasoma.
What part of speech is nomia?
Nomia can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of nomia?
The plural of nomia is nomias.

Words near nomia in the dictionary

  1. nomer
  2. nomers
  3. nomes
  4. nomesane
  5. nomf
  6. nomia
  7. nomial
  8. nomials
  9. nomias
  10. nomic
  11. nomically

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