MEGACHILE

Megachile, genus Megachile

(noun) type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Meg"a*chile, n. Etym: [Mega- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See Leaf cutter, under Leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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