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Megachile (gcide) | Megachile \Meg"a*chile\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? lip.] (Zool.)
A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See {Leaf
cutter}, under Leaf.
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megachile (wn) | Megachile
n 1: type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees [syn:
Megachile, genus Megachile] |
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Megachile brevis (gcide) | leaf cutter \leaf cutter\, leaf-cutter \leaf-cutter\n. (Zool.)
Any one of various species of wild bees of the genus
Megachile, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of
leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the
construction of their nests, which are made in holes and
crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the
common American species are Megachile brevis and {Megachile
centuncularis}. Called also rose-cutting bee.
Syn: leaf-cutting bee, leaf-cutter bee.
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Megachile centuncularis (gcide) | leaf cutter \leaf cutter\, leaf-cutter \leaf-cutter\n. (Zool.)
Any one of various species of wild bees of the genus
Megachile, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of
leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the
construction of their nests, which are made in holes and
crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the
common American species are Megachile brevis and {Megachile
centuncularis}. Called also rose-cutting bee.
Syn: leaf-cutting bee, leaf-cutter bee.
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genus megachile (wn) | genus Megachile
n 1: type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees [syn:
Megachile, genus Megachile] |
megachile (wn) | Megachile
n 1: type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees [syn:
Megachile, genus Megachile] |
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