Meaning Of The Word Carpenter bee

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Carpenter bee? Find Carpenter bee meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Carpenter bee Meaning

Carpenter bee Definition
Carpenter bee Definition

What's The Definition Of Carpenter bee?

carpenter bee in American English
any of certain solitary bees (family Anthophoridae) that bore tunnels in timber and lay eggs in them
noun: any of several solitary bees of the family Apidae that nest in solid wood, boring tunnels in which to deposit their eggs

carpenter bee in British English
noun: any large solitary bee of the genus Xylocopa and related genera that lays its eggs in tunnels bored into wood or in plant stems: family Apidae

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Disperse system ‐ a two-phase colloidal system consisting of the…
  • Shunter ‐ noun: a small railway locomotive used for manoeuvring…
  • Parachronism ‐ noun: a chronological error in which a person…
  • Kath and Kim ‐ noun: a personification of the White population…
  • Longipennate ‐ adjective: (of birds) having long slender wings…
  • Facecloth ‐ countable noun: A facecloth is the same as a face…
  • Colorize ‐ to prepare a video version of (a black-and-white…
  • After-hours ‐ after the regular hours for business, school…
  • Chiasmatypy ‐ noun: the process of chiasma formation, which…
  • Helpmann ‐ noun: Sir Robert. 1909–86, Australian ballet…