Apidae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Apidae
    n 1: honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees [syn: {Apidae},
         {family Apidae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Apidae \Apidae\ n.
   1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are:
      {honeybees}; {carpenter bees}; {bumblebees}.

   Syn: family {Apidae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]