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bumblebee

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bum⋅ble⋅bee

[buhm-buhl-bee]
–noun
any of several large, hairy social bees of the family Apidae.
Also, bumble bee.


Origin:
1520–30; bumble 2 + bee 1
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bum·ble·bee   (bŭm'bəl-bē')   
n.  Any of various large, hairy, social bees of the genus Bombus that nest underground.

[bumble2 + bee1.]
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