Meanings
nouncarpenter bee (plural carpenter bees)
plural carpenter bees
- A bee of the subfamily Xylocopinae, that burrows in dead wood.
Translations
Arabic نَحْلَة نَجَّارَة, نَحْل نَجَّار
- نَحْلَة نَجَّارَةXylocopinae
- نَحْل نَجَّار (naḥl najjār)Xylocopinae
Bulgarian дърводе́лска пчела́
- дърводе́лска пчела́ (dărvodélska pčelá)Xylocopinae
Catalan abella de la fusta
- abella de la fustaXylocopinae
Chinese Mandarin 木蜂
- 木蜂 (mùfēng)Xylocopinae
Czech drvodělka
- drvodělkaXylocopinae
Dutch houtbij
- houtbijXylocopinae
Esperanto ksilokopo
- ksilokopoXylocopinae
Finnish rautamehiläinen
- rautamehiläinenXylocopinae
French abeille charpentière
- abeille charpentièreXylocopinae
German Holzbiene
- HolzbieneXylocopinae
Italian ape legnaiola
- ape legnaiolaXylocopinae
Japanese 熊蜂
- 熊蜂 (kumabachi)Xylocopinae
Korean 어리호박벌
- 어리호박벌 (eorihobakbeol)Xylocopinae
Malay lebah kayu
- lebah kayuXylocopinae
Polish zadrzechnia
- zadrzechniaXylocopinae
Russian пчела́-пло́тник, ксилоко́па
- пчела́-пло́тник (pčelá-plótnik)Xylocopinae
- ксилоко́па (ksilokópa)Xylocopinae
- древогнёзд (drevognjózd)Xylocopinae
Spanish abeja carpintera
- abeja carpinteraXylocopinae
Thai แมลงภู่
- แมลงภู่ (má-lɛɛng-pûu)Xylocopinae
Vietnamese ong bầu
- ong bầuXylocopinae
Welsh gwenynen goedysol
- gwenynen goedysolXylocopinae
Cite this entry
APA
carpenter bee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter%20bee
MLA
“carpenter bee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter%20bee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpenter bee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter%20bee.
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