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leaf-cutter bee

leaf-cutter bee noun: a bee of the family Megachilidae that cuts fragments from leaves and uses them to build its nest.

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.
    Synonyms:
    jelly-jelly bee, leaf-cutting bee

Synonyms of leaf-cutter bee

Forms of leaf-cutter bee

pluralleaf-cutter bees
alternative formleafcutter bee

Words formed from leaf-cutter bee

  • alfalfa leafcutter bee

Questions about leaf-cutter bee

What does leaf-cutter bee mean?
Leaf-cutter bee means a bee of the family Megachilidae that cuts fragments from leaves and uses them to build its nest.
What part of speech is leaf-cutter bee?
Leaf-cutter bee is a noun.
What is the plural of leaf-cutter bee?
The plural of leaf-cutter bee is leaf-cutter bees.

Words near leaf-cutter bee in the dictionary

  1. leaf-curling spider
  2. leaf-curling spiders
  3. leaf-cutter
  4. leaf-cutter ant
  5. leaf-cutter ants
  6. leaf-cutter bee
  7. leaf-cutter bees
  8. leaf-cutters
  9. leaf-cutting
  10. leaf-cutting ant
  11. leaf-cutting ants

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