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Bumblebee

Bumblebee Meaning & Definition
Bumblebee Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bumblebee?

[n] robust hairy social bee of temperate regions

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bumblebee: humblebee

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See Also | bee | Bombus | genus Bombus

Bumblebee In Webster's Dictionary

\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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