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XYLOCOPA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Carpenter bees

Synonyms:

genus Xylocopa; Xylocopa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Xylocopa"):

carpenter bee (large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems)

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

Apidae; family Apidae (honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees)

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