plasterer bee
plasterer bee noun: any bee of the subfamily Colletinae, solitary bees that secrete a substance from their mouthparts to give a cellophane-like lining to their nests.
Noun
plasterer bee (plural plasterer bees)
- Any bee of the subfamily Colletinae, solitary bees that secrete a substance from their mouthparts to give a cellophane-like lining to their nests.
- The plasterer bees, as we have seen, line the interior walls of their subterranean chambers with a waterproof wallpaper; others achieve a similar result by impregnating the cell walls with a glandular secretion or coating them with a waxy material.1974, Karl von Frisch, Otto von Frisch, Animal Architecture, page 68
- Plasterer bees build mud nests in the mouldings, butterflies brush the scenery with brilliant colour — lemon-yellow brimstones, dappled whites, large tortoiseshells and swallowtails are all there for the spotting.1989, Pamela Westland, Exploring Rural Greece, page 27
- Synonyms:
- polyester bee
Synonyms of plasterer bee
- polyester bee
Forms of plasterer bee
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Questions about plasterer bee
- What does plasterer bee mean?
- Plasterer bee means any bee of the subfamily Colletinae, solitary bees that secrete a substance from their mouthparts to give a cellophane-like lining to their nests.
- What part of speech is plasterer bee?
- Plasterer bee is a noun.
- What is the plural of plasterer bee?
- The plural of plasterer bee is plasterer bees.
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