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Megachilidae

noun

leaf-cutting and mason bees

• Syn: ↑family Megachilidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Apoidea, ↑superfamily Apoidea

• Member Meronyms: ↑Megachile, ↑genus Megachile, ↑mason bee, ↑Anthidium, ↑genus Anthidium

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkiləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Megachile, type genus + -idae

: a family of bees comprising rather large usually dark-colored solitary leaf-cutting and mason bees — see megachile

Useful english dictionary. 2012.