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XYLOCOPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Xylocopa mean? 

XYLOCOPA (noun)
  The noun XYLOCOPA has 1 sense:

1. carpenter beesplay

  Familiarity information: XYLOCOPA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


XYLOCOPA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Carpenter bees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Xylocopa; Xylocopa

Hypernyms ("Xylocopa" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Xylocopa"):

carpenter bee (large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems)

Holonyms ("Xylocopa" is a member of...):

Apidae; family Apidae (honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees)


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