bumblebee
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bəlˌbi noun
any of several large, hairy social bees of the family Apidae.
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| any large hairy social bee of the genus Bombus and related genera, of temperate regions: family Apidae | |
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| humblebee or humblebee | |
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Word Origin & History
bumblebee
1520s, replacing M.E. humbul-be, alt. by assoc. with M.E. bombeln "to boom, buzz," echoic, from PIE base *kem "to hum," echoic.
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Example sentences
Losses were reported among four species of native bumblebee as well.
Her owners expect that she will be able to forage for food, as she recently captured and ate a bumblebee for a snack.
But then a bumblebee bumbled above us and it stole our attention the way flying things can.
Some notable bumblebee species are rarely seen anymore, with others becoming increasingly scarce.
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