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hum·ble·bee
(hŭm′bəl-bē′)n.
A bumblebee.
[Middle English humbulbe : possibly Middle Dutch hummel + Middle English be, bee, bee; see bee1.]
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humblebee
(ˈhʌmbəlˌbiː)n
(Animals) another name for the bumblebee
[C15: related to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee, Old High German humbal; see hum]
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bum′ble•bee`
or bum′ble bee`,
n.
any of several large, hairy social bees of the family Apidae.
[1520–30]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species Bombus, genus Bombus - bumblebees |
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humblebee
n → Hummel f
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