megachile

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee, leaf-cutting bee,
definition	:	bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family megachilidae, megachilidae,
definition	:	leaf-cutting and mason bees (noun.animal)