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Definition of Leaf-cutter
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-cutter
1. Noun. Any insect that cuts pieces from leaves. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leaf-cutter
Literary usage of Leaf-cutter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Insect Architecture by James Rennie (1830)
"... with a row of six yellow or white spots along each side of the rings, very
like the rose- leaf cutter, and having the belly covered with yellowish brown ..."
2. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"... THE leaf-cutter BEE Teacher's Story NE beautiful day in late June when I was
picking some roses, ..."
3. The Museum of Science and Art by Dionysius Lardner (1856)
"leaf-cutter bees.—52. Method of making their nest.—53. Process of cutting the
leaves.—54. Hive- bee.—55. Structure of the comb.—56. Double layer of cells. ..."
4. Interesting Neighbors by Oliver Peebles Jenkins (1922)
"... ;!i'-J-^J bush which smelling One day j were looking looked a , leaf -cutter
bee. >i taken out of I: it with small , for why y the mystery ^looked some- ..."
5. Marvels and Mysteries of Instinct: Or, Curiosities of Animal Life by G. Garratt (1862)
"Rose-leaf Cutter Bees. — Their Wonderful Instinct. INSTINCTS OF INSECTS. — The
instinctive marvels of this class of creation are truly various and many, ..."
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