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mason bee
noun
any of numerous solitary bees, as of the family Megachilidae, that construct nests of clay.
mason bee
noun
any bee of the family Megachilidae that builds a hard domelike nest of sand, clay, etc, held together with saliva
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mason bee1
Example Sentences
I started watching for them: mason bees, sweat bees, leaf cutter bees, and my favorite, bumblebees.
A mason bee builds the roof of its nest while memorising landmarks around it so it was able to find the nest again.
In the wild, mason bees spread out widely to find places to lay their eggs.
Like so many natural processes, the life cycle of a mason bee is generative: Habitat invites life, which in turn creates more life.
But there was, in fact, a surprising effect: fenbuconazole exposure altered two distinct components of male horned mason bees' courtship ritual.
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