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MEGACHILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Megachile mean?
• MEGACHILE (noun)
The noun MEGACHILE has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees
Familiarity information: MEGACHILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Megachile; Megachile
Hypernyms ("Megachile" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Megachile"):
leaf-cutter; leaf-cutter bee; leaf-cutting bee (bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest)
Holonyms ("Megachile" is a member of...):
family Megachilidae; Megachilidae (leaf-cutting and mason bees)
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