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Leaf-cutter bee

noun

Bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest. Synonyms: leaf-cutter, leaf-cutting bee.

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... the different segments are much more convex, giving a serrate outline to the back of the worm. The pupa, or chrysalis, we have found in the cells the last of July. It is white, and three-tenths of an inch long. It differs from that of the Leaf-cutter bee in having four spines on the end of ...

— Our Common Insects - A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, - Gardens and Houses • Alpheus Spring Packard