solitary bee

noun

any of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community.

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Nearby words

soliped, solipsism, solipsistic, solitaire, solitary, solitary bee, solitary bone cyst, solitary confinement, solitary follicle, solitary sandpiper, solitary tract

Compare social bee.

Origin of solitary bee

First recorded in 1820–30

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