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Osmia bicornis
Horned Horned, a. Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn. The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip. --Coleridge. Horned bee (Zo["o]l.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis), having two little horns on the head. Horned dace (Zo["o]l.), an American cyprinoid fish (Semotilus corporialis) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub. See Illust. of Chub. Horned frog (Zo["o]l.), a very large Brazilian frog (Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns arising from the eyelids. Horned grebe (Zo["o]l.), a species of grebe (Colymbus auritus), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense tufts of feathers on the head. Horned horse (Zo["o]l.), the gnu. Horned lark (Zo["o]l.), the shore lark. Horned lizard (Zo["o]l.), the horned toad. Horned owl (Zo["o]l.), a large North American owl (Bubo Virginianus), having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl, eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared. Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn. Horned pout (Zo["o]l.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish; the bullpout. Horned rattler (Zo["o]l.), a species of rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder. Horned ray (Zo["o]l.), the sea devil. Horned screamer (Zo["o]l.), the kamichi. Horned snake (Zo["o]l.), the cerastes. Horned toad (Zo["o]l.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called also horned lizard. Horned viper. (Zo["o]l.) See Cerastes.
Osmiamate
Osmiamate Os`mi*am"ate, n. (Chem.) A salt of osmiamic acid.
Osmiamic
Osmiamic Os`mi*am"ic, a. [Osmium + amido.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid of osmium, H2N2Os2O5, forming a well-known series of yellow salts.
osmiate
Osmate Os"mate, n. (Chem.) A salt of osmic acid. [Formerly written also osmiate.]

Meaning of Osmia from wikipedia

- Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus Osmia, of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using...
- Osmia bicornis (synonym Osmia rufa) is a species of mason bee, and is known as the red mason bee due to its covering of dense gingery hair. It is a solitary...
- Walp. Osmia atriplicifolia (Vahl) Sch.Bip. Osmia clematitis (DC.) Sch.Bip. Osmia divergens (Less.) Sch.Bip. Osmia floribunda (****h) Sch.Bip. Osmia graciliflora...
- Osmia argyropyga is a species of mason bee native to Africa, Europe and Asia. It was described by Pérez in 1879. "ITIS - Report: Osmia argyropyga". www...
- Osmia albolateralis is a species of bee that lives across the US, mainly in the east, but also in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta...
- Osmia lignaria, commonly known as the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee, is a megachilid bee that makes nests in natural holes and reeds, creating...
- Osmia adae is a species of bees within the genus Osmia, also known as mason bees, in the Megachilidae family. It was described by British entomologist...
- Osmia atriventris, sometimes referred to as the Maine blueberry bee, is a megachilid bee native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Alberta in...
- Osmia ausica is a species of bee from the Osmia genus native to Southern Africa. It was scientifically described in 1944. KUHLMANN, MICHAEL; GESS, FRIEDRICH...
- Osmia aurulenta is a Palearctic species of mason bee. 8-10 mm. Males in the field cannot be distinguished from similar Osmia species, especially when they...