bumblebee
See also: bumble-bee
English
Two views of a bumblebee (Bombus terrestris).
Alternative forms
Etymology
1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bombeln (“to boom, buzz”), in the late 14th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʌmbl̩bi/
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Noun
bumblebee (plural bumblebees)
- Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
- Synonyms: (obsolete) humblebee, dumbledore
- A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.
Derived terms
- American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
- buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
- bumblebee bat
- bumblebee model
- bumblebee moth
- common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens)
- cuckoo-bumblebee (Bombus (Psithyrus))
- Cullum's bumblebee (Bombus cullumanus)
- early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
- forest bumblebee (Bombus sylvicola)
- Franklin's bumblebee (Bombus franklini)
- garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
- great yellow bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus)
- heath bumblebee (Bombus jonellus)
- large earth bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
- large garden bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus)
- red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
- short-haired bumblebee (Bombus subterraneus)
- small garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
- white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
Translations
genus of bee
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References
bumblebee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bombus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Bombus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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