"leaf-cutter bee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaf-cutter bees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaf-cutter bee (plural leaf-cutter bees)
  1. A bee of the family Megachilidae that cuts fragments from leaves and uses them to build its nest. Wikipedia link: Megachilidae Categories (lifeform): Bees Synonyms: jelly-jelly bee [US, informal], leaf-cutting bee, leafcutter bee Hyponyms: mason bee (taxonomic: Osmia spp.) Derived forms: alfalfa leafcutter bee (taxonomic: Megachile rotundata) Related terms: carder bee, cuckoo-bumblebee (taxonomic: Bombus (Psithyrus)), leaf-cutter ant
    Sense id: en-leaf-cutter_bee-en-noun-IoOJZgQN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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