megachile

Proper noun

Megachile f

Origin

From New Latin Ancient Greek [script?] (mega-) + [script?] (chile, “lip”)

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The leaf-cutter bees (Megachile) - which differ from Andrena and Halictus and agree with Osmia, Apis and Bombus in having elongate tongues - cut neat circular disks from leaves, using them for lining the cells of their underground nests.

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