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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Animals, Livestock, One Health > insects > bees
Preferred Term:

bees

Definition:
Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most wasps in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.
Concept Schemes:
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NALT Core
Broader Concept:
insects
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/73455
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-07-21, last modified 2019-09-19