bəlˌbi Origin:
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
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
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bumblebee or humblebee (ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any large hairy social bee of the genus Bombus and related genera, of temperate regions: family Apidae | |
| [C16: from | |
| humblebee or humblebee | |
| —n | |
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| humblebee (ˈhʌmbəlˌbiː) | |
| —n | |
| another name for the bumblebee | |
| [C15: related to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee, Old High German humbal; see | |
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