carder bees

A form of carder bee — Common name for any species of bee in the genus Bombus or in the family Wikipedia:Megachilidae, that collects plant fibre and processes it for nesting material, by activities resembling the carding of fibre.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of carder bee
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