| Pronunciation: | | 'bumbul`bee
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[n] robust hairy social bee of temperate regions |
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BUMBLEBEE is a 9 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | humblebee |
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| | See Also: | | bee, Bombus, genus Bombus |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bum"ble*bee`\, n. [OE. bumblen to make a humming
noise (dim. of bum, v. i.) + bee. Cf. {Humblebee}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large bee of the genus {Bombus}, sometimes called
{humblebee}; -- so named from its sound.
Note: There are many species. All gather honey, and store it
in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.
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