humblebee

[ huhm-buhl-bee ]

/ ˈhʌm bəlˌbi /

noun Chiefly British.

bumblebee.

Origin of humblebee

1400–50; late Middle English humbul-be; akin to Dutch hommel drone, German Hummelbiene kind of wild-bee, Middle Low German homelbe; probably akin to hum

Words nearby humblebee

Humayun, Humber, Humberside, Humbert I, humble, humblebee, humblebrag, humble pie, humble plant, humbly, Humboldt

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Example sentences from the Web for humblebee

A humblebee from the Square Garden boomed in and buzzed idly round the room.
Saint's Progress|John Galsworthy
A humblebee, a wild bee that makes a great noise, S. Bumble-bee, id.
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language|John Jamieson
In the humblebee the tongue is longer, and it could more easily moisten the hind legs in the way suggested.
The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collection|D. B. Casteel
Humblebee and whortleberry for people that say Woos-ses-ter and Nor-wich.
The Poet at the Breakfast Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

British Dictionary definitions for humblebee

humblebee

/ (ˈhʌmbəlˌbiː) /

noun

another name for the bumblebee

Word Origin for humblebee

C15: related to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee, Old High German humbal; see hum

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单词	humblebee
释义	humblebee [ huhm-buhl-bee ] / ˈhʌm bəlˌbi / noun Chiefly British. bumblebee. Origin of humblebee 1400–50; late Middle English humbul-be; akin to Dutch hommel drone, German Hummelbiene kind of wild-bee, Middle Low German homelbe; probably akin to hum Words nearby humblebee Humayun, Humber, Humberside, Humbert I, humble, humblebee, humblebrag, humble pie, humble plant, humbly, Humboldt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for humblebee A humblebee from the Square Garden boomed in and buzzed idly round the room. Saint's Progress\|John Galsworthy A humblebee, a wild bee that makes a great noise, S. Bumble-bee, id. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language\|John Jamieson In the humblebee the tongue is longer, and it could more easily moisten the hind legs in the way suggested. The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collection\|D. B. Casteel Humblebee and whortleberry for people that say Woos-ses-ter and Nor-wich. The Poet at the Breakfast Table\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. British Dictionary definitions for humblebee humblebee / (ˈhʌmbəlˌbiː) / noun another name for the bumblebee Word Origin for humblebee C15: related to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee, Old High German humbal; see hum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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