- carpenter bees
- Apidae Apidae n.
1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are:
{honeybees}; {carpenter bees}; {bumblebees}.
Syn: family {Apidae}. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
carpenter bees
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Carpenter bee — Taxobox name = Carpenter bees image width = 200px image caption = carpenter bee ( X. violacea ) robbing nectar regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Apoidea familia = Apidae… … Wikipedia
carpenter bee — n. any of certain solitary bees (family Anthophoridae) that bore tunnels in timber and lay eggs in them … English World dictionary
carpenter bee — any of several solitary bees of the family Apidae that nest in solid wood, boring tunnels in which to deposit their eggs. [1830 40] * * * ▪ insect any of a group of small bees in the family Anthophoridae (order Hymenoptera) that are found… … Universalium
carpenter — n. & v. n. a person skilled in woodwork, esp. of a structural kind (cf. JOINER). v. 1 intr. do carpentry. 2 tr. make by means of carpentry. 3 tr. (often foll. by together) construct; fit together. Phrases and idioms: carpenter ant any large ant… … Useful english dictionary
carpenter bee — noun Date: 1838 any of various solitary bees (genera Xylocopa and Ceratina) that nest in wood … New Collegiate Dictionary
carpenter bee — car′penter bee n. ent any of several solitary bees of the family Apidae that build nests by boring tunnels in wood • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
carpenter bee — /ˈkapəntə bi/ (say kahpuhntuh bee) noun any of various solitary bees of the family Xylocopidae that make their nests in wood, boring tunnels in which to deposit their eggs …
Eastern carpenter bee — Taxobox name = Eastern Carpenter Bee image width = 200px image caption = Male Xylocopa virginica on Redbud ( Cercis canadensis ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Apoidea… … Wikipedia
List of bees, wasps and ants of Great Britain — NOTOC The following is a list of the Aculeate Hymenoptera species (bees, wasps and ants) recorded from Britain. Family Dryinidae Family Embolemidae Family Bethylidae Family Chrysididae Family Tiphiidae Family Mutillidae Family Scoliidae Family… … Wikipedia
Apidae — Taxobox name = Apidae image width = 200px image caption = Carpenter bee Xylocopa micans on Vitex sp. regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Apoidea familia = Apidae subdivision … Wikipedia
