xylocopine

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xylocopine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Xylocopa \Xy*loc"o*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cutting wood; xy`lon
     wood + ? to cut.] (Zool.)
     A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See
     Carpenter bee, under Carpenter. -- Xy*loc"o*pine, a.
     [1913 Webster]