carpenter bee

carpenter bee

n. Any of various solitary bees of the genus Xylocopa that bore tunnels into wood to lay their eggs.

carpenter bee

n (Animals) 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

car′penter bee`

n. any of several solitary bees of the family Apidae that build nests by boring tunnels in wood. [1830–40]

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carpenter bee - large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stemsbee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary speciesgenus Xylocopa, Xylocopa - carpenter bees