Xylocopine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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