leaf-cuttingadj.

Brit.

/ˈliːfkʌtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlifˌkədɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: leaf n.¹, cutting adj.

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + cutting adj., originally after French coupefeuilles (see leaf-cutter n.).

1. leaf-cutting bee n. = leaf-cutter bee n. at leaf-cutter n. Compounds.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > member of family Megachilidae (leaf-cutter)

leaf-cutting bee1763

leaf-cutter bee1781

upholsterer1830

1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. IV. vi. 153 The Leaf-cutting Bees, make their nests and lay their eggs among bits of leaves.

1892 Field Club 3 131 The little bee..is known by the name of the Rose Megachile (Megachile centuncularis), or more popularly, perhaps, as the Leaf-cutting Bee.

1960 W. L. Anderson Making Land produce Useful Wildlife 2/2 Leaf-cutting bees, syrphid flies, and other wild insects help farmers produce legume seed.

2000 K. S. Delaplane & D. F. Mayer Crop Pollination by Bees xi. 108 The alfalfa leafcutting bee has distinguished itself as an efficient and practical pollinator of lucerne.

2. leaf-cutting ant n. = leaf-cutter ant n. at leaf-cutter n. Compounds.

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parasol ant1781

leaf-cutting ant1863

leaf-cutter ant1879

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. Contents p. vii Leaf-cutting Ant.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 307 There is much that is dramatic in the activities of the leaf-cutting ants (Atta ) of Guiana.

1973 Nature 12 Oct. 288/3 The trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant..markedly increases the effectiveness of baits.

2005 Seed Dec. 25/2 The most amazing—and complex—fungus farms are those of the leaf-cutting ants of central and South America.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	leaf-cutting
释义	leaf-cuttingadj. Brit. /ˈliːfkʌtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlifˌkədɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: leaf n.¹, cutting adj. Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + cutting adj., originally after French coupefeuilles (see leaf-cutter n.). 1. leaf-cutting bee n. = leaf-cutter bee n. at leaf-cutter n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > member of family Megachilidae (leaf-cutter) leaf-cutting bee1763 leaf-cutter bee1781 upholsterer1830 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. IV. vi. 153 The Leaf-cutting Bees, make their nests and lay their eggs among bits of leaves. 1892 Field Club 3 131 The little bee..is known by the name of the Rose Megachile (Megachile centuncularis), or more popularly, perhaps, as the Leaf-cutting Bee. 1960 W. L. Anderson Making Land produce Useful Wildlife 2/2 Leaf-cutting bees, syrphid flies, and other wild insects help farmers produce legume seed. 2000 K. S. Delaplane & D. F. Mayer Crop Pollination by Bees xi. 108 The alfalfa leafcutting bee has distinguished itself as an efficient and practical pollinator of lucerne. 2. leaf-cutting ant n. = leaf-cutter ant n. at leaf-cutter n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > leaf-cutting or carrying ant parasol ant1781 leaf-cutting ant1863 leaf-cutter ant1879 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. Contents p. vii Leaf-cutting Ant. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 307 There is much that is dramatic in the activities of the leaf-cutting ants (Atta ) of Guiana. 1973 Nature 12 Oct. 288/3 The trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant..markedly increases the effectiveness of baits. 2005 Seed Dec. 25/2 The most amazing—and complex—fungus farms are those of the leaf-cutting ants of central and South America. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1763
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