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bumblebee

bumb·le·bee

UK/ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː/ US/ˈbʌmbʌˌlbi/ uncommon

noun

1.

robust hairy social bee of temperate regions

Synonyms

Origin

1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bombeln (“to boom, buzz”), in the late 14th century. The name of the drink is a semantic loan from Ukrainian джміль (džmilʹ).

Phrases

  • American bumblebee
  • buff-tailed bumblebee
  • bumblebee bat
  • bumblebee catfish
  • bumblebee model
  • bumblebee moth
  • common eastern bumblebee
  • Cullum's bumblebee

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