- Megachilidae
- nounleaf-cutting and mason bees• Syn: ↑family Megachilidae• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family• Member Holonyms: ↑Apoidea, ↑superfamily Apoidea• Member Meronyms: ↑Megachile, ↑genus Megachile, ↑mason bee, ↑Anthidium, ↑genus Anthidium
* * *
\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkiləˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized: a family of bees comprising rather large usually dark-colored solitary leaf-cutting and mason bees — see megachile
Useful english dictionary. 2012.