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colletid

col·let·id [ kóllətid ] (plural col·let·ids)


noun 
Definition:
 
bee using tongue to line nest: a bee that does not live in a colony and uses its tongue to line nest cells with a waterproofing secretion from its mouth. Family Colletidae.

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin Colletidae]

col·let·id adjective
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