'cuckoo bee' definitions:

Definition of 'cuckoo bee'

From: GCIDE
  • cuckoo bee \cuckoo bee\ n. (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or larvae. They belong to the genera Nomada, Melecta, Epeolus, and others. [1913 Webster]