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Meaning of XYLOCOPA

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 Definition: [n]  carpenter bees
 
 Synonyms: genus Xylocopa
 
 See Also: Apidae, arthropod genus, carpenter bee, family Apidae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Xy*loc"o*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cutting wood; xy`lon
wood + ? to cut.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See
{Carpenter bee}, under {Carpenter}. -- {Xy*loc"o*pine}, a.

 

 

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