Meanings
nounviolet carpenter bee (plural violet carpenter bees)
plural violet carpenter bees
- A species (Xylocopa violacea) of the carpenter bee that is most common in Europe.
Origin
Translations
Bengali দেশি কালো ভ্রমর
- দেশি কালো ভ্রমর (deśi kalō bhromor)Xylocopa violacea
Catalan abella fustera, abella de la fusta
- abella fusteraXylocopa violacea
- abella de la fustaXylocopa violacea
- borinot negreXylocopa violacea
Danish tømrerbi
- tømrerbiXylocopa violacea
Dutch blauwzwarte houtbij
- blauwzwarte houtbijXylocopa violacea
Finnish sinirautamehilainen
- sinirautamehilainenXylocopa violacea
French xylocope violet, bourdon noir
- xylocope violetXylocopa violacea
- bourdon noirXylocopa violacea
- abeille perce-boisXylocopa violacea
- xylocope violacéXylocopa violacea
German Große Holzbiene, Blauschwarze
- Große HolzbieneXylocopa violacea
- BlauschwarzeXylocopa violacea
- Violettflügelige HolzbieneXylocopa violacea
Hungarian kék fadongó
- kék fadongóXylocopa violacea
Italian ape legnaiola
- ape legnaiolaXylocopa violacea
Polish zadrzechnia fioletowa
- zadrzechnia fioletowaXylocopa violacea
Russian фиолетовый шмель-плотник
- фиолетовый шмель-плотник (fioletovyj šmelʹ-plotnik)Xylocopa violacea
Spanish abejorro carpintero europeo
- abejorro carpintero europeoXylocopa violacea
Swedish svartsnickarbi
- svartsnickarbiXylocopa violacea
Ukrainian бджола-тесляр фіолетова
- бджола-тесляр фіолетова (bdžola-tesljar fioletova)Xylocopa violacea
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Chicago
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