carpenter bee

noun

any of several solitary bees of the family Apidae that nest in solid wood, boring tunnels in which to deposit their eggs.

Origin of carpenter bee

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby carpenter bee

carpel, carpellate, Carpentaria, carpenter, carpenter ant, carpenter bee, carpenter gothic, carpentering, carpenter moth, Carpenter's syndrome, Carpentersville

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Example sentences from the Web for carpenter bee

I put the bottle baited with a Carpenter-bee upside down over her door.
Insect Adventures|J. Henri Fabre
We have recently watched a precisely similar procedure in the instance of a carpenter-bee forming a cell in a wooden post.
Insect Architecture|James Rennie
With the point of a fine needle, I inject a tiny drop of ammonia at the base of the skull of a Carpenter-bee or a Grasshopper.
The Life of the Spider|J. Henri Fabre
I first tried the effects of the bite upon the Carpenter-bee.
The Life of the Spider|J. Henri Fabre

After obtaining the dwelling, the Carpenter-bee behaves like the Osmia who is in possession of a reed.
Bramble-bees and Others|J. Henri Fabre

British Dictionary definitions for carpenter bee

carpenter bee

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

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单词	carpenter bee
释义	carpenter bee noun any of several solitary bees of the family Apidae that nest in solid wood, boring tunnels in which to deposit their eggs. Origin of carpenter bee First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby carpenter bee carpel, carpellate, Carpentaria, carpenter, carpenter ant, carpenter bee, carpenter gothic, carpentering, carpenter moth, Carpenter's syndrome, Carpentersville Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carpenter bee I put the bottle baited with a Carpenter-bee upside down over her door. Insect Adventures\|J. Henri Fabre We have recently watched a precisely similar procedure in the instance of a carpenter-bee forming a cell in a wooden post. Insect Architecture\|James Rennie With the point of a fine needle, I inject a tiny drop of ammonia at the base of the skull of a Carpenter-bee or a Grasshopper. The Life of the Spider\|J. Henri Fabre I first tried the effects of the bite upon the Carpenter-bee. The Life of the Spider\|J. Henri Fabre After obtaining the dwelling, the Carpenter-bee behaves like the Osmia who is in possession of a reed. Bramble-bees and Others\|J. Henri Fabre British Dictionary definitions for carpenter bee carpenter bee 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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