carpenter bee
carpenter bee noun: a bee of the subfamily Xylocopinae, that burrows in dead wood.
Noun
carpenter bee (plural carpenter bees)
- A bee of the subfamily Xylocopinae, that burrows in dead wood.
carpenter bee meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Arabic and Malay
carpenter bee in Tamil
- குமிழ்வண்டு, குளவி
carpenter bee in Telugu
- Xylocopinae
- భ్రమరము bhramaramu
carpenter bee in Arabic
- Xylocopinae
- نَحْلَة نَجَّارَة, نَحْل نَجَّار naḥl najjār
carpenter bee in Malay
- Xylocopinae
- lebah kayu
More languagesFewer languages
- carpenter bee in Thai
- แมลงภู่ má-lɛɛng-pûu
- carpenter bee in Vietnamese
- ong bầu
Forms of carpenter bee
| plural | carpenter bees |
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Words formed from carpenter bee
- California carpenter bee
- eastern carpenter bee
- great carpenter bee
- small carpenter bee
- southern carpenter bee
- valley carpenter bee
- violet carpenter bee
Questions about carpenter bee
- What does carpenter bee mean?
- Carpenter bee means a bee of the subfamily Xylocopinae, that burrows in dead wood.
- What is carpenter bee in Tamil?
- Carpenter bee in Tamil is குமிழ்வண்டு, குளவி. See Carpenter bee meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is carpenter bee?
- Carpenter bee is a noun.
- What is the plural of carpenter bee?
- The plural of carpenter bee is carpenter bees.
Words near carpenter bee in the dictionary
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