MASON BEE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mason bee" is a kind of...):

bee (any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species)

Holonyms ("mason bee" is a member of...):

family Megachilidae; Megachilidae (leaf-cutting and mason bees)

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