BUMBLEBEE

bumblebee, humblebee

(noun) robust hairy social bee of temperate regions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bumblebee (plural bumblebees)

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus

Synonym: dumbledore, humblebee (obsolete)

Source: Wiktionary


Bum"ble*bee`, n. Etym: [OE. bumblen to make a humming noise (dim. of bum, v.i.) + bee. Cf. Humblebee.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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