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Webster 1913 Edition


Bumblebee

Bum′ble-beeˊ

,
Noun.
[OE.
bumblen
to make a humming noise (dim. of
bum
, v. i.) +
bee
. Cf.
Humblebee
.]
(Zool.)
A large bee of the genus
Bombus
, sometimes called
humblebee
; – so named from its sound.
☞ There are many species. All gather honey, and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.

Definition 2024


bumblebee

bumblebee

See also: bumble-bee

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Two views of a bumblebee

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bumblebee (plural bumblebees)

  1. Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus

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