HyperDic: leaf-cutting_bee

English > 1 sense of the expression leaf-cutting bee:
NOUNanimalleaf-cutting bee, leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter beebee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
English > leaf-cutting bee: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest.
Synonymsleaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee
Member ofMegachile, genus Megachiletype genus of the Megachilidae
BroaderbeeAny of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

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