bumblebee

or bum·ble bee

[ buhm-buhl-bee ]
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noun
  1. any of several large, hairy social bees of the family Apidae.

Origin of bumblebee

1
First recorded in 1520–30; bumble2 + bee1

Words Nearby bumblebee

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How to use bumblebee in a sentence

  • But Buster bumblebee—though he watched everything very closely—hadn't the slightest idea what they were doing.

    The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • But Buster bumblebee did not find anything that really pleased him until he paused at a fat sugar-bowl.

    The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • And Buster bumblebee had just made up his mind that the whole affair was very dull!

    The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • Whenever this merry musician played all alone like that Buster bumblebee stayed close by him in order to hear better.

    The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • As soon as he had made up his mind on that point Buster bumblebee blustered back to old dog Spot once more.

    The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for bumblebee

bumblebee

humblebee

/ (ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː) /


noun
  1. any large hairy social bee of the genus Bombus and related genera, of temperate regions: family Apidae

Origin of bumblebee

1
C16: from bumble ² + bee 1

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