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xylocopine

xylocopine adjective: in the subfamily Xylocopinae of carpenter bees.

Adjective

xylocopine (not comparable)

  1. In the subfamily Xylocopinae of carpenter bees.
    • Wilson thinks today's eusocial species likely had ancestors similar to a Japanese stem-nesting xylocopine bee, Ceratina flavipes. Most of the time females make do on their own, but every once in a while, they pair up and divide the labor, setting the stage for a "group" to outdo individuals and for...2009 February 6, Elizabeth Pennisi, “EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY: Agreeing to Disagree”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 706–708

Questions about xylocopine

What does xylocopine mean?
Xylocopine means in the subfamily Xylocopinae of carpenter bees.
What part of speech is xylocopine?
Xylocopine is an adjective.

Words near xylocopine in the dictionary

  1. xylochrome
  2. xylochromes
  3. xylocinnamon
  4. xylocopid
  5. xylocopids
  6. xylocopine
  7. xylocoumarol
  8. xylodextrin
  9. xylodextrins
  10. xylofucogalactan
  11. xylofucogalactans

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