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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Megachilidae leaf-cutting bees ", 9 letters:
megachile

Word definitions for megachile in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Megachile \Meg"a*chile\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? lip.] (Zo["o]l.) A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus . See Leaf cutter , under Leaf .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees , often called leafcutter bees or leafcutting bees . While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, certain species within Megachile ...