GENUS XYLOCOPA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Carpenter bees

Synonyms:

genus Xylocopa; Xylocopa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Xylocopa"):

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

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

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