About The Word Bumblebee
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Bumblebee
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What's The Definition Of Bumblebee?
[n] robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bumblebee: humblebee Related Terms | Find terms related to Bumblebee: 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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