'Solitary bee' definitions:

Definition of 'Solitary bee'

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Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf. F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]
1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely. [1913 Webster]
Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life. [1913 Webster]
Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place. [1913 Webster]
4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert. [1913 Webster]
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people. --Lam. i. 1. [1913 Webster]
Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein. --Job iii. 7. [1913 Webster]
5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example. [1913 Webster]
6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind. [1913 Webster]
Solitary ant (Zool.), any solitary hymenopterous insect of the family Mutillidae. The female of these insects is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant.
Solitary bee (Zool.), any species of bee which does not form communities.
Solitary sandpiper (Zool.), an American tattler ({Totanus solitarius}).
Solitary snipe (Zool.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
Solitary thrush (Zool.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]