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Definition of Leaf-cutting bee
1. Noun. Bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest.
Generic synonyms: Bee
Group relationships: Genus Megachile, Megachile
Definition of Leaf-cutting bee
1. Noun. A leaf-cutter bee. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leaf-cutting Bee
Literary usage of Leaf-cutting bee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1908)
"A FOSSIL leaf-cutting bee. BY TDA COCKERELL, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. In the course
of our excavations at Florissant, we had found more than once fossil ..."
2. The Complete Works by John Ruskin (1894)
"leaf cut by the leaf-cutting bee, true in size and shape ; a sound contribution
to Natural History, so far as it reaches. Much I had to say of it, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1864)
"Notes on the leaf-cutting bee. By FW PUTNAM. (Communicated Oct. 22, 1868.)
While at Bridport, Vt., I was enabled to make a few observations on the habits of ..."
4. Camp and Outing Activities by Frank Hobart Cheley, G. Cornelius Baker (1915)
"WILD BEES OF VARIOUS SORTS The leaf-cutting bee. The Burrowing Bee. The Mason Bee.
... The leaf-cutting bee: a. Building her nests of leaves. (1) Method. ..."
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