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Noun: carpenter bee  kaa(r)-pun-tu(r) bee
  1. Large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems
    "The wooden fence was riddled with holes made by carpenter bees"

Derived forms: carpenter bees

Type of: bee

Part of: genus Xylocopa, Xylocopa

Encyclopedia: Carpenter bee