From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Apidae \Apidae\ n.
1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are:
honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees.
Syn: family Apidae.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Apidae
n 1: honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees [syn: Apidae,
family Apidae]