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POTTER BEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does potter bee mean?
• POTTER BEE (noun)
The noun POTTER BEE has 1 sense:
1. solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant
Familiarity information: POTTER BEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("potter bee" is a kind of...):
bee (any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species)
Holonyms ("potter bee" is a member of...):
Anthidium; genus Anthidium (potter bees)
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