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Xylocopa


Xy-loc′o-pa

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] cutting wood;
ξύλον
wood + [GREEK] to cut.]
(Zool.)
A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See
Carpenter bee
, under
Carpenter
.
Xy-loc′o-pine
,
Adj.

Definition 2024


Xylocopa

Xylocopa

Translingual

Xylocopa iris

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Xylocopa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – the carpenter bees.

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