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    GENUS MEGACHILE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting beesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Megachile; Megachile

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Megachile" is a kind of...):

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Megachile"):

    leaf-cutter; leaf-cutter bee; leaf-cutting bee (bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest)

    Holonyms ("genus Megachile" is a member of...):

    family Megachilidae; Megachilidae (leaf-cutting and mason bees)

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