MEGACHILE - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees

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	Synonyms:	genus Megachile

	See Also:	arthropod genus, family Megachilidae, leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee, leaf-cutting bee, Megachilidae

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Meg"a*chile\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? lip.] (Zo["o]l.) A leaf-cutting bee of the genus {Megachilus}. See {Leaf cutter}, under {Leaf}.