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Definition: mason bee
mason bee
n : any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened
mud and sand
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Mason bee
Mason
\Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[,c]on, LL. macio, machio, mattio,
mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]
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1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick;
also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
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2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See
Freemason.
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Mason bee (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
solitary bees of the genus
Osmia. They construct curious
nests of hardened mud and sand.
Mason moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth whose larva constructs an
earthen cocoon under the soil.
Mason shell (Zo["o]l.), a marine univalve shell of the
genus
Phorus; -- so called because it cements other
shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.
Mason wasp (Zo["o]l.), any wasp that constructs its nest,
or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the
cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and
thus provides food for its larv[ae]
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