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violet carpenter bee

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species (Xylocopa violacea) of the carpenter bee that is most common in Europe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From violet + carpenter bee.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: দেশি কালো ভ্রমর (deśi kalō bhromor) — Xylocopa violacea
  • Catalan: abella fustera — Xylocopa violacea
  • Catalan: abella de la fusta — Xylocopa violacea
  • Catalan: borinot negre — Xylocopa violacea
  • Danish: tømrerbi — Xylocopa violacea
  • Dutch: blauwzwarte houtbij — Xylocopa violacea
  • Finnish: sinirautamehilainen — Xylocopa violacea
  • French: xylocope violet — Xylocopa violacea
  • French: bourdon noir — Xylocopa violacea
  • French: abeille perce-bois — Xylocopa violacea
  • French: xylocope violacé — Xylocopa violacea
  • German: Große Holzbiene — Xylocopa violacea
  • German: Blauschwarze — Xylocopa violacea
  • German: Violettflügelige Holzbiene — Xylocopa violacea
  • Hungarian: kék fadongó — Xylocopa violacea
  • Italian: ape legnaiola — Xylocopa violacea
  • Polish: zadrzechnia fioletowa — Xylocopa violacea
  • Russian: фиолетовый шмель-плотник (fioletovyj šmelʹ-plotnik) — Xylocopa violacea
  • Slovene: lesna čebela — Xylocopa violacea
  • Spanish: abejorro carpintero europeo — Xylocopa violacea
  • Swedish: svartsnickarbi — Xylocopa violacea
  • Ukrainian: бджола-тесляр фіолетова (bdžola-tesljar fioletova) — Xylocopa violacea