humblebee

hum·ble·bee

 (hŭm′bəl-bē′)

n.

A bumblebee.

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[Middle English humbulbe : possibly Middle Dutch hummel + Middle English be, bee, bee; see bee¹.]

humblebee

(ˈhʌmbəlˌbiː)

n

(Animals) another name for the bumblebee

[C15: related to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee, Old High German humbal; see hum]

bum′ble•bee`

or bum′ble bee`,

n.

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

[1520–30]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

humblebee - robust hairy social bee of temperate regions bumblebee bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species Bombus, genus Bombus - bumblebees

Translations

humblebee

[ˈhʌmblbiː] N → abejorro m

humblebee

n → Hummel f