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leaf-cutter bees

leaf-cutter bees is the plural of leaf-cutter bee.

Meaning of leaf-cutter bee

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

Questions about leaf-cutter bees

What is leaf-cutter bees the plural of?
Leaf-cutter bees is the plural of leaf-cutter bee.

Words near leaf-cutter bees in the dictionary

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

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