megachile Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees
    genus Megachile.

WordNet

Meg"a*chile noun
Etymology
Mega- + Gr. lip.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See Leaf cutter, under Leaf.

Webster 1913