Bumblebee
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noun.
Any of various large, hairy, often black and yellow bees of the genus
Bombus
that nest in underground colonies.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A large hairy social bee of the family
Apidœ
, subfamily
Socialiœ
, and genus
Bombus
, species of which are found in most parts of the world.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called
humblebee
; -- so named from its sound.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Any of several species of large
bee
in the genus
Bombus
.
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noun.
robust hairy social bee of temperate regions