Definition of Carpenter bee
(Zool.)
a
large
hymenopterous
insect
of
the
genus
Xylocopa
; -
so
called
because
it
constructs
its
nest
by
gnawing
long
galleries
in
sound
timber
.
The
common
American
species
is
Xylocopa
Virginica
.
See also:
Carpenter
Related Words
bee
,
genus
Xylocopa
,
Xylocopa
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