Bumblebee definition

bŭmbəl-bē
bumblebees
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Any of various large, hairy, often black and yellow bees of the genus Bombus that nest in underground colonies.
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Any of a number of related large, hairy, yellow-and-black social bees (esp. genus Bombus)
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See also bumble bee.
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Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
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Noun

Singular:
bumblebee
Plural:
bumblebees

Origin of bumblebee

  • bumble bee

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bumblebee Sentence Examples

  • Bumblebee is a Yellow Camaro that is Sam Witwicky's friend.

  • Sniffer dog Quint helps to save the bumblebee Some sniffer dogs sniff out drugs.

  • All bees are part of this group, including the typical bumblebee, honeybees and the "Africanized" bee, also known as the killer bee.

  • On the 7 January I saw a bumblebee flying twelve weeks early!

  • Click to enlarge Queen white-tailed bumblebee close-up Close-up view of a queen white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) in search of a nest site.

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