xylocopa Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun carpenter bees
    genus Xylocopa.

WordNet

Xy*loc"o*pa noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. cutting wood; xy`lon wood + to cut.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See Carpenter bee, under Carpenter. -- Xy*loc"o*pine a.

Webster 1913