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LEAF-CUTTER

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• LEAF-CUTTER (noun)
The noun LEAF-CUTTER has 1 sense:

1. bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest

Familiarity information: LEAF-CUTTER used as a noun is very rare.

• LEAF-CUTTER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

leaf-cutter; leaf-cutter bee; leaf-cutting bee

Hypernyms ("leaf-cutter" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("leaf-cutter" is a member of...):

genus Megachile; Megachile (type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees)

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