'Xylocopa' definitions:
Definition of 'Xylocopa'
(from WordNet)
noun
Carpenter bees [syn: Xylocopa, genus Xylocopa]
Definition of 'Xylocopa'
From: GCIDE
- Xylocopa \Xy*loc"o*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cutting wood; xy`lon wood + ? to cut.] (Zool.) A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See Carpenter bee, under Carpenter. -- {Xy*loc"o*pine}, a. [1913 Webster]