leaf-cutter bee in English

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        "A bee of the family Megachilidae that cuts fragments from leaves and uses them to build its nest."
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        {
          "word": "carder bee"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Bombus (Psithyrus)",
          "word": "cuckoo-bumblebee"
        },
        {
          "word": "leaf-cutter ant"
        }
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          "word": "jelly-jelly bee"
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          "word": "leaf-cutting bee"
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      ],
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"leaf-cutter bee" meaning in English

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