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Xylocopine

Xylocopa \Xy*loc"o*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cutting wood; xy`lon wood + ? to cut.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See Carpenter bee, under Carpenter. -- Xy*loc"o*pine, a.

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xylocopine

a. (context bees English) In the subfamily ''(taxlink Xylocopinae subfamily noshow=1)'' of carpenter bees.