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leaf-cutting bee
noun
- any of the bees of the family Megachilidae that cut circular pieces from leaves or flowers to line their nests.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of leaf-cutting bee1
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences
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I was rather surprised that they were not cut quite off, for a leaf-cutting bee can use its teeth as deftly as a tailor can his shears.
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A small leaf-cutting bee was hurrying about with its shrill busy hum in the vicinity, and in due time came to the sunflower and settled on it.
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