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MEGACHILE

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees

Synonyms:

genus Megachile; Megachile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Megachile" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Megachile"):

leaf-cutter; leaf-cutter bee; leaf-cutting bee (bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest)

Holonyms ("Megachile" is a member of...):

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

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