Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,903,282,151 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Bombus

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
n.1.bumblebees.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Bombus - bumblebeesBombus - 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
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Bombus franklini, a North American bumblebee, was last seen on August 9, 2006.
Plight of the bumblebee: are commercial greenhouses to blame for the ... by Federman, Adam / Earth Island Journal
Additionally, the normal pollination vectors of Sarracenia are bees (Schnell, 1976 1978; Slack, 1979; O'Neil, 1983) including Bombus that has a foraging range of only a few kilometers (Kreyer et al.
Infraspecific systematic relationships of Sarracenia alata Wood. ... by Neyland, Ray / Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
Of the 50 native bee species that visited, a single bumblebee species, Bombus impatiens, did more than half of the work.
Fugitives spread bumblebee diseases by Milius, Susan / Science News for Kids
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.