CARPENTER BEE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("carpenter bee" is a kind of...):

bee (any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species)

Holonyms ("carpenter bee" is a member of...):

genus Xylocopa; Xylocopa (carpenter bees)

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