bumblebee

bum·ble·bee

B0547400 (bŭm′bəl-bē′)n. Any of various large, hairy, often black and yellow bees of the genus Bombus that nest in underground colonies.

[bumble + bee.]

bumblebee

(ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː) or

humblebee

n (Animals) any large hairy social bee of the genus Bombus and related genera, of temperate regions: family Apidae[C16: from bumble² + bee¹]

bum′ble•bee`

or bum′ble bee`,

n. any of several large, hairy social bees of the family Apidae. [1520–30]

Thesaurus

Noun

bumblebee - robust hairy social bee of temperate regionshumblebeebee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary speciesBombus, genus Bombus - bumblebees

Translations

大蜜蜂

bumblebee

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bumblebee

bumblebee:

see beebee,
name for flying insects of the superfamily Apoidea, in the same order as the ants and the wasps. Bees are characterized by their enlarged hind feet, typically equipped with pollen baskets of stiff hairs for gathering pollen.
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bumblebee

[′bəm·bəl‚bē] (invertebrate zoology) The common name for several large, hairy social bees of the genus Bombus in the family Apidae.

bumblebee

, humblebee any large hairy social bee of the genus Bombus and related genera, of temperate regions: family Apidae

LegalSeeBee

Bumblebee

Slang; a needlessly cumbersome financial statement, especially one that obscures the true financial statement. The term is most common in the context of small Christian churches and ministries.

bumblebee

noun

Synonyms for bumblebee

noun robust hairy social bee of temperate regions

Synonyms

humblebee

Related Words

bee
Bombus
genus Bombus

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