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Bombus

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n.1.bumblebees.
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Noun1.BombusBombus - bumblebees                          
genus Bombus
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Apidae, family Apidae - honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
bumblebee, humblebee - robust hairy social bee of temperate regions


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However, Bombus occidentalis, one of the short-tongued bumblebees native to western North America, robs nectar.
Isn't It a Bloomin' Crime? by MILIUS, SUSAN / Science News
Among Bombus impatiens, Bombus occidentalis, and Bombus terrestris, all the other foragers took off to search for food when a bee brought home several loads from a good site.
Look Who's Dancing by MILIUS, SUSAN / Science News
Yet, Bombus terrestris bees raise some 13 sons for every daughter.
Why are so many bumblebees male? by Milius, Susan / Science News
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