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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of aculeate hymenopterous insects, or bees, of the family Apidæ and group Dasygastræ; the leaf-cutters.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See Leaf cutter, under leaf.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees

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