bum·ble·bee

(bŭm′bəl-bē′)

Any of various large, hairy, often black and yellow bees of the genus Bombus that nest in underground colonies.

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bumblebee

(ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː) or

humblebee

(Animals) any large hairy social bee of the genus Bombus and related genera, of temperate regions: family Apidae

[C16: from bumble² + bee¹]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bum′ble•bee`

or bum′ble bee`,

any of several large, hairy social bees of the family Apidae.

[1520–30]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

bumblebee - robust hairy social bee of temperate regions

humblebee

bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

Bombus, genus Bombus - bumblebees

Translations

نَحْلَة ضَخْمَة

čmelák

humlebi

burdo

kimalainen

bumbar

dongóposzméh

hunangsfluga

bombo calabrone

マルハナバチ

호박벌

kamanė

bondar

čmeľ

čmrlj

bumbarбумбар

humla

ผึ้งมีขนตัวใหญ่

hezen arısı

джміль

ong nghệ

大蜜蜂

bumblebee

[ˈbʌmblbiː] N → abejorro m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bumblebee

[ˈbʌmb^əlbiː] n → bourdon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bumblebee

n → Hummel f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bumblebee

[ˈbʌmblˌbiː] n (Zool) → bombo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bumblebee

→ نَحْلَة ضَخْمَة čmelák humlebi Hummel μπούμπουρας abejorro kimalainen bourdon bumbar bombo マルハナバチ 호박벌 hommel humle trzmiel abelhão шмель humla ผึ้งมีขนตัวใหญ่ hezen arısı ong nghệ 大蜜蜂

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References in classic literature

Agafea Mihalovna went out on tiptoe; the nurse let down the blind, chased a fly out from under the muslin canopy of the crib, and a bumblebee struggling on the window-frame, and sat down waving a faded branch of birch over the mother and the baby.

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I am no more lonely than a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture, or a bean leaf, or sorrel, or a horse-fly, or a bumblebee. I am no more lonely than the Mill Brook, or a weathercock, or the north star, or the south wind, or an April shower, or a January thaw, or the first spider in a new house.

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I was thanking my stars that I'd learned to make nice buttonholes, when the parlor door opened and shut, and someone began to hum, Kennst Du Das Land, like a big bumblebee. It was dreadfully improper, I know, but I couldn't resist the temptation, and lifting one end of the curtain before the glass door, I peeped in.

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Drones, bumblebees, wasps, and butterflies knock awkwardly against the walls of the hive in their flight.

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The steamboats skimming along under the stupendous precipices were diminished by distance to the daintiest little toys, the sailboats and rowboats to shallops proper for fairies that keep house in the cups of lilies and ride to court on the backs of bumblebees.

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Less well understood is that many of the threats to honeybees (Apis mellifera) including land degradation, certain pesticides, and diseases also threaten native bees, such as the rusty-patched bumblebee, recently listed under the Endangered Species Act; it has declined by nearly 90 per cent but was once an excellent pollinator of cranberries, plums, apples, and other agricultural plants.

Honeybees responsible for decreasing population of bumblebees: study

The newly created role will see one lucky youngster be paid to design an animal home, be it for a bumblebee, hedgehog, bird or bat.

'Archi-tot' youngster paid to design animal home

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Viruses in managed honeybees are spilling over to wild bumblebee populations though the shared use of flowers, a first-of-its-kind study reveals.

How Honeybees Infect Wild Bumblebees

Less well understood is that many of the threats to honeybees (Apis mellifera)--including land degradation, certain pesticides, and diseases--also threaten native bees, such as the rusty patched bumblebee, recently listed under the Endangered Species Act; it has declined by nearly 90% but was once an excellent pollinator of cranberries, plums, apples, and other agricultural plants.

Honeybees infect wild bumblebees through shared flowers

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is asking people to hunt for the Great Yellow Bumblebee.

Bee on the lookout; Holidaymakers asked to help protect Great Yellow

The scheme, led by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, aims to pull the great wellow bumblebee back from the brink of extinction, by identifying how widespread it is in rural areas of the Highlands and Islands.

Help make buzz about bee; Wildlife: Charity urges holidaymakers in remote spots to watch for insect

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is asking people to hunt for the Great Yellow Bumblebee to create a picture of where it can still be found.

Hunt to save rare bumblebee