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MASON BEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mason bee" is a kind of...):
bee (any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species)
Holonyms ("mason bee" is a member of...):
family Megachilidae; Megachilidae (leaf-cutting and mason bees)