andrène
French, noun/ɑ̃.dʁɛn/
andrène is spelled A-N-D-R-È-N-E (7 letters). Andrène is a French feminine noun meaning “sand bee, mining bee (of the family Andrenidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Les andrènes constituent une famille d’insectes hyménoptères apoïdes, les andrénidés (Andrenidae), des…”.
What does andrène mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesand bee, mining bee (of the family Andrenidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Les andrènes constituent une famille d’insectes hyménoptères apoïdes, les andrénidés (Andrenidae), des abeilles solitaires, souvent noires, creusant la terre pour y faire leur nid.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of andrène
- andrènes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce andrène?
- /ɑ̃.dʁɛn/
- \ɑ̃.dʁɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.