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LEAF-CUTTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leaf-cutter mean?
• LEAF-CUTTER (noun)
The noun LEAF-CUTTER has 1 sense:
1. bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
Familiarity information: LEAF-CUTTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
leaf-cutter; leaf-cutter bee; leaf-cutting bee
Hypernyms ("leaf-cutter" is a kind of...):
bee (any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species)
Holonyms ("leaf-cutter" is a member of...):
genus Megachile; Megachile (type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees)
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