megachile

2 definitions found

megachile - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Megachile \Meg"a*chile\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? lip.] (Zool.)
     A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See Leaf cutter
     , under Leaf.
     [1913 Webster]

megachile - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Megachile
      n 1: type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees [syn:
           Megachile, genus Megachile]